The enthalpy relaxation behavior of Ti 40 Zr 25 Ni 8 Cu 9 Be 18 bulk metallic glass follows the general characteristics of that for amorphous materials although its unique quenched-in nuclei/amorphous matrix structure: the annealing time dependence of recovery enthalpy follows a stretched exponential function with the mean relaxation time obeying an Arrhenius law, which may be due to the longer incubation time for crystallization τ inc than the relaxation time τ leading to the enthalpy relaxation Two parameters, β g and τ g , representing the stretching exponent and the mean structural relaxation time at the calorimetric glass transition temperature, respectively, are correlated with glass forming ability and thermal stability, respectively. The high value of β g for Ti 40 Zr 25 Ni 8 Cu 9 Be 18 BMG that is much higher than 0.84 and approaches unity reveals its good glass forming ability; however, its low value of τ g indicates a worse thermal stability compared with typical BMGs.