Figure 1

(Color online) Correlation between fragility of liquids $m$ and the ratio of instantaneous bulk to shear modulus $K∕G$ of respective glasses. Circles—data from Ref. 7 for nonmetallic glass formers, triangles—data for metallic glass formers from Table . Solid lines—linear fits, Eqs. (2, 3).Reuse & Permissions

Figure 2

(Color online) Correlation of fragility $m$ with (a) $T_g∕E$. Materials are listed in ascending fragility order. Nonmetallic liquids: $\mathrm{Be}{\mathrm{F}}_2$, $\mathrm{Si}{\mathrm{O}}_2$, NBS715, NBS711, DGG1, BSC, propanol, ${\mathrm{B}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$, glycerol, ethanol, salol, propylene carbonate, OTP, TNB, toluene, ZBLAN20. Metallic liquids: ${\mathrm{Zr}}_{41.2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{13.8}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{12.5}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{Be}}_{22.5}$ (VIT1), ${\mathrm{Pd}}_{40}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{30}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{P}}_{20}$, ${\mathrm{Pd}}_{43}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{27}{\mathrm{P}}_{20}$, ${\mathrm{Zr}}_{55}{\mathrm{Al}}_{22.5}{\mathrm{Co}}_{22.5}$ (ZAC), ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{59.5}{\mathrm{Nb}}_{40.5}$, ${\mathrm{Al}}_{85}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{Ce}}_5$ (data from Table ). (b) $T_m∕E$. Materials are listed in ascending fragility order. Nonmetallic liquids: $\mathrm{Be}{\mathrm{F}}_2$, $\mathrm{Si}{\mathrm{O}}_2$, ${\mathrm{B}}_2{\mathrm{O}}_3$, glycerol, ethanol, salol, propylene carbonate, OTP, TNB, toluene. Metallic liquids: ${\mathrm{Zr}}_{41.2}{\mathrm{Ti}}_{13.8}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{12.5}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{Be}}_{22.5}$ (VIT1), ${\mathrm{Pd}}_{40}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{30}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{P}}_{20}$, ${\mathrm{Pd}}_{43}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{Cu}}_{27}{\mathrm{P}}_{20}$, ${\mathrm{Al}}_{80}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{15}{\mathrm{Ce}}_5$, ${\mathrm{Zr}}_{55}{\mathrm{Al}}_{22.5}{\mathrm{Co}}_{22.5}$ (ZAC), ${\mathrm{Ni}}_{59.5}{\mathrm{Nb}}_{40.5}$, ${\mathrm{Al}}_{90}{\mathrm{Ni}}_5{\mathrm{Ce}}_5$, ${\mathrm{Al}}_{85}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{Ce}}_5$, ${\mathrm{Al}}_{84}{\mathrm{Ni}}_{10}{\mathrm{La}}_3{\mathrm{Ce}}_3$ (data from Table ). Circles—nonmetallic liquids (data from Ref. 7), triangles—metallic liquids.Reuse & Permissions

Figure 3

Correlation between $T_g$ and $V(K+3.4G)$ that follows from Eq. (8). Respective BMG and the values of the parameters are given in Table . Solid line—a guide for an eye.Reuse & Permissions