Glass-forming ability（GFA） and mechanical properties of（Zr_（0.58）Nb_（0.03）Cu_（0.16）Ni_（0.13）Al_（0.10））_（100-x）Lu_x（x= 0-3 at%） alloys have been investigated.The GFA of Zr_（58）Nb_3Cu_（16）Ni_（13）Al_（10） alloy is dramatically enhanced by adding Lu.The（Zr_（0.58）Nb_（0.03）Cu_（0.16）Ni_（0.13）Al_（0.10））_（98）Lu_2 alloy possesses the highest GFA in the studied Zr-Nb-Cu-Ni-Al-Lu alloys,with its critical diameter for glass formation reaching 20 mm by copper-mould casting method,while that of the Lu-free Zr_（58）Nb_3Cu_（16）Ni_（13）Al_（10） alloy is 7 mm.The critical diameters of（Zr_（0.58）Nb_（0.03）Cu_（0.16）Ni_（0.13）Al_（0.10））_（100-x）Lu_x（x =1 at%and 3 at%） alloys are 15 mm and 12 mm,respectively.The Lu addition to Zr_（58）Nb_3Cu_（16）Ni_（13）Al_（10） alloy induces the change of initial crystallization phases from face-centred-cubic Zr_2Ni and tetragonal Zr_2Ni phases for the Lu-free Zr_（58）Nb_3Cu_（16）Ni_（13）Al_（10） alloy to an icosahedral quasi-crystalline phase for the Lu-doped alloys,which may be the origin for the enhanced GFA of the Lu-doped alloys.The compressive fracture strength and plastic strain of the bulk glassy（Zr_（0.58）Nb_（0.03）Cu_（0.16）Ni_（0.13）Al_（0.10））_（98）Lu_2 alloy are1 610 MPa and 1.5%,respectively.
Shear bands in the interior of Pd（79）Cu6Si（10）P5,Pd（79）Cu3Ag3Si（10）P5, and Pd（79）Cu4Au2Si（10）P5 bulk metallic glasses were investigated by optical microscopy（OM） and scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. No shear bands can be observed in the samples before etching. By etching in aqua regia solution, shear bands are found to be susceptible to preferential etching, and multiple etched bands could be observed. The thickness of the etched bands is about 1-7 μm. Therefore, the preferentially etched shear bands found in the study are called the ＂extended＂ shear bands.The ＂extended＂ shear bands can be divided into three classes according to their features： early, developing, and well-developed ＂extended＂ shear bands with thickness of about 1, 5, and 7 μm, respectively. The interface between the well-developed ＂extended＂ shear bands and the matrix is clearer than that of the others.
