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ArticleNature2026

Ceramic-like strength and metallic toughness in a bulk metallic glass.

Zhengqing Cai, Shidong Feng, Zhen-Qiang Song, Yanhui Liu, Bo Xu, Zijing Li, Yanhui Zhang, Yingdan Liu, Ruilin Zheng, Xinyu Zhang and 3 more

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Zhengqing Cai *Center for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.
Shidong Feng *Center for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China. shidongfeng@ysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6939-308X
Zhen-Qiang Song *Center for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.
Yanhui LiuInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7546-3371
Bo XuCenter for High Pressure Science (CHiPS), State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9804-1614
Zijing LiKey Lab for Microstructural Material Physics of Hebei Province, School of Science, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.
Yanhui ZhangCenter for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.
Yingdan LiuCenter for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China. ydliu@ysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5826-0505
Ruilin ZhengAdvanced Laser and Optoelectronic Functional Materials Department, Special Glasses and Fibers Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8564-614X
Xinyu ZhangCenter for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0921-6898
Weihua WangInstitute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9155-2462
Li-Min WangCenter for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China. limin_wang@ysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0484-2646
Ri-Ping LiuCenter for Advanced Structural Materials, State Key Laboratory of Metastable Materials Science and Technology, Yanshan University, Qinhuangdao, China. riping@ysu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0006-0961-3729

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metals and ceramics have contrasting limitations-metals exhibit lower strength and poor high-temperature stability, whereas ceramics are inherently brittle. Materials combining high strength, fracture toughness and thermal stability remain an important scientific objective. Here we report Re-Co-Ta-B bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) that overcome this fundamental limitation, achieving a remarkable fracture strength of about 6.43 GPa while maintaining around 30 MPa m

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