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RARE METALS Vol. 29, No. 5, Oct 2010, p. 444 DOI: 10.1007/s12598-010-0147-7 Effects of rare-earth elements on the glass-forming ability and mechanical properties of Cu Zr Al M (M = Ce, Pr, Tb, and Gd) bulk metallic glasses 46 47−x 7 x XIE Zhiwei, ZHANG Yongzhang, YANG Yuanzheng, CHEN Xianzhao, and TAO Pingjun Faculty of Material and Energy, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China Received 4 August 2009; received in revised form 19 January 2010; accepted 22 January 2010 © The Nonferrous Metals Society of China and Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 Abstract Cu Zr Al M (M = Ce, Pr, Tb, and Gd) bulk metallic glassy (BMG) alloys were prepared by copper-mold vacuum suction casting. The 46 47−x 7 x effects of rare-earth elements on the glass-forming ability (GFA), thermal stability, and mechanical properties of Cu Zr Al M were in- 46 47−x 7 x vestigated. The GFA of Cu Zr Al M (M = Ce, Pr) alloys is dependent on the content of Ce and Pr, and the optimal content is 4 at.%. 46 47−x 7 x Cu Zr Al Tb (x = 2, 4, and 5) amorphous alloys with a diameter of 5 mm can be prepared. The GFA of Cu Zr Al Gd (x = 2, 4, and 5) 46 47−x 7 x 46 47−x 7 x increases with increasing Gd. T and T of all decrease. T is dependent on the rare-earth element and its content. ΔT for most of these alloys x p g x decreases except the Cu Zr Al Gd alloy. The activation energies ΔE , ΔE , and