Bulkier glass formability enhanced by minor alloying additions

In this study, we present a computational thermodynamic strategy to obtain a minor but optimum amount of additional element into a base alloy to improve its glass-forming ability, through thermodynamically calculating the maximum liquidus depressions caused by various alloying addition (or replacement) schemes. We demonstrate the successful use of $Zr56.2Cu31.3Ni4.0Al8.5$ as the base alloy with the addition of 4.9% Ti, by observing a significant increase in the glass-forming ability of more than 100% in terms of the diameter of the glass formed from the base alloy to the one with the addition of 4.9% Ti. The approach presented here can be considered as a universal method to synthesize novel and bulkier metallic glasses not only of scientific interest but also potential technological applications.