Several metallic glass formers with a composition (at.%) of Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10 (Zr55), Zr52.5Ti5Cu17.9Ni14.6Al10 (Vit105), Zr57Nb5Cu15.4Ni12.6Al10 (Vit106), and Zr46.5Cu47.5Al4Co1Sn1 (ZrCu-based, a marginal bulk glass former) were used in the present study to present the forming ability of the EPV-HPDC method.
Note Vit105 and Vit106 were CalTech entity which has been licensed to LQMT.
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