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Fractographic studies of ductile shear failure under the uniaxial compressi
on for rod-like samples of the Zr41.2Ti13.8Ni10Cu12.5Be22.5 and Cu50Zr35Ti8
Hf5Ni2 bulk amorphous alloys at temperatures 300 and 77 K are presented. Th
e mechanisms of shear deformation and failure appeared to have characterist
ics in common with other amorphous alloys prepared in the form of thin ribb
ons. However, there were a number of new fractographic features observed du
e to the bulk character of the samples and to the large supercooled liquid
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