[en] High speed impact experiments of rectangular plate-shaped Zr₄₁Ti₁₄Cu_12.5Ni₁₀Be_22.5 bulk metallic glass (BMG) were performed using a two-stage light gas gun. Under spherical shock waves with impact velocities ranging from 0.503 km/s to 4.917 km/s, obvious traces of laminated spallation at the back (free) surface and melting (liquid droplets) at the impact point were observed. The angles about 0°, 17°, 36°, and 90° to the shocking direction were shown in the internal samples because of the interaction between the compressive shock waves and the rarefaction waves. The compressive normal stress was found to induce the consequent temperature rise in the core of the shear band. (condensed matter: structural, mechanical, and thermal properties)

[en] Hypervelocity impact on rectangular plate-shaped Zr₄₁Ti₁₄Cu_12.5Ni₁₀Be_22.5 bulk metallic glass (BMG) is performed by a two-stage light gas gun. The targets used in the experiment are BMG plates with a thickness of 5 mm. The projectile, spherical aluminum (3.1 mm in diameter), is accelerated up to various velocities; the light is detected with a radiometer. The emission lasts from 200 μs up to 1500 μs and the intensity increases from 44 to 900 W/(Sr·μm). The duration and intensity of a light emission seem to depend on the impact velocity and the extent of target destruction through the formation of impact craters or penetration. (condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties)