简介:ThecompressionbehaviourofPd39Ni10Cu30P21bulkmetallicglassisivestigatedatroomtemperatureupto23.5GPausinginsituhighpressureenergydispersivex-raydiffractionwithasynchrotronradiationsource.Pressureinducedstrucuralrelaxationofthebulkmetallicglassisexhibitedwithinthepressurerange.Itisfoundthatbelowabout5GPa,theexistenceofexcessfreevolumecontributestorapidstructuralrelaxation,whichgivesrisetorapidvolumeticchange.Underhigherpressure,furtherrelaxationresultsinstructuralstiffness.