Nonisothermal creep of bulk Zr[sub 52.5]Ti[sub 5]Cu[sub 17.9]Ni[sub 14.6]Al[sub 10] metallic glass.

The article presents the results of nonisothermal creep measurements of the Zr[SUB52.5]Ti[SUB5]Cu[SUB17.9]Ni[SUB14.6]Al[SUB10] bulk metallic glass in a wide range of heating rates well below and in the vicinity of the glass transition temperature T[SUBg]. It is shown that the shear viscosity η is strongly dependent on the heating rate &Tdot;: η increases linearly with &Tdot;[SUP-1] at T< T[SUBg], while an increase of η with &Tdot; is observed at T > T[SUBg]. It is argued that the heating rate dependence of the shear viscosity below the glass transition region is controlled by irreversible structural relaxation and can be quantitatively described by the directional structural relaxation model. A possible reason for the η(&Tdot;) dependence in the glass transition region is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]