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B ulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have many potential applications due to their unique properties, such as superior strength, high hardness, excellent corrosion resistance and high wear resistance [1]. In general, the plastic deformation of metallic glasses is localized in the narrow shear bands, followed by the rapid propagation of these shear bands and the catastrophic fracture without plasticity [2]. Many efforts have been focused on improving the ductility of BMGs by fabrication of BMG matrix composites [3-6]. To date, the bulk metallic glass composites (BMGCs) containing in-situ formed or/and ex-situ added crystalline phases have been developed [7,8]. The two categories of BMGCs exhibit enhanced plasticity due to the generation of multiple shear bands in the deformation process. In the ex-situ phase reinforced BMGCs, the second phase preform is placed in a mold, and subsequently, the melt is infiltrated into the preform. Herein, among