“…Region I: the increase in lattice strain has a microstructure source and is due to the size mismatch between the constituents. Region II: the increase in the lattice strain relates to the increasing the grain boundary fraction, mechanical deformation and dislocation density as a result of severe plastic deformation [22]. Because the bonding in amorphous alloys is of primarily metallic character, strain can be readily accommodated at the atomic level through the changes in the neighborhood and the atomic bonds can be broken and reformed on the atomic scale without substantial concern for, e.g.…”