The acoustic velocities and their pressure dependence of various Zr- and Pd
-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) have been measured by using a pulse ech
o overlap method. The elastic constants as well as their pressure dependenc
e of the BMGs have been determined, and the equation of state of these BMGs
was obtained and compared to that of other glasses and crystalline solids.
The structural characteristic of the BMGs is discussed. (C) 2001 American
Institute of Physics.