Abstract
This study prepares two equimolar alloys, entirely composed of HCP elements, BeCoMgTi and BeCoMgTiZn, from elemental powders by mechanical alloying. No crystalline solid solutions and compounds formed during milling except an amorphous phase formed gradually until full amorphization was attained. The amorphization processes of these two alloys conform to type II according to the Weeber and Bakker classification based on binary alloys. The inhibition of crystalline solid solutions and compounds before amorphization relates to chemical compatibility, high entropy effect and large atomic size difference effect. © 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.