“…1,2) Since Inoue and Masumoto 3) succeeded in manufacturing Mg 65 Cu 25 Y 10 bulk metallic glass (BMG) having 4 mm in diameter by a Cu-mold casting process, enhancement of glass forming ability has been reported in various Mg-Cu-Y-X (X=Ag, Pd, Zn) alloy systems. [4][5][6][7][8] In Mg-Cu-Y-(Ag, Pd) alloy systems, the atomic size of Ag (0.144 nm) and Pd (0.137 nm) is between Cu (0.128 nm) and Mg (0.160 nm) or Y (0.181 nm), and their heat of mixing against other constituting elements is larger than that of Cu, such as AgMg, À10 kJ/mol; Pd-Mg, À40 kJ/mol; Cu-Mg, À3 kJ/mol; Ag-Y, À29 kJ/mol; Pd-Y, À84 kJ/mol; Cu-Y, À22 kJ/mol. The maximum diameters of the bulk metallic glass samples fabricated by injection casting are 6 Recently, it has been reported that the Mg 65 Cu 25 Gd 10 alloy has a significantly improved glass forming ability, enabling the fabrication of the bulk metallic glass sample with maximum diameter of 8 mm by conventional Cu-mold casting method in air atmosphere.…”