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Scattering mechanical performances of brittle La- and Mg-based BMGs are found in the present study. Upon dynamic loading, there exist largely scattered fracture strengths even if the strain rates are under the same order, and the BMG systems are the same. The negative strain rate dependence for La- and Mg-based BMGs is obtained, i.e., a decreased fracture strength is dominating from quasi-static to dynamic compression. At cryogenic temperatures, distinguishingly low fracture strengths are available for these two brittle BMGs, and decreased tolerance to accommodate strains makes BMGs more and more brittle. It is concluded that the scattering mechanical performances of brittle BMGs should be carefully evaluated before actual applications.

Presently, an exponential decay of shearing stresses with the time during jerky flows in a Zr-based bulk metallic glass is revealed. The flow stresses with the time satisfy the following equation: σ = A · e−B · x, where A = −158.24*exp ( − N/47.60) + 1939.63 (N = 1, 2, 3…), and the mean value of obtained B is −0.13 with a Normal distribution. During jerky flows, the viscous shearing layer is formed, and the exponential decay of shear banding is present. The evolvement of shear bands is explained by the consumption of free volumes during flows.