| Abstract: | According to the theory of Bohm and Kahlweit ofthe internal oxidation of binary A-B alloys, theparabolic rate constant for the formation of reasonablystable internal BO oxides as well as theconcentrations of O and B at the oxidation front arecontrolled only by the degree of supersaturationnecessary for the nucleation of new oxide particles. Theeffects of this factor on the previous parameters arecalculated for various values of the solubility product ofthe oxide and of the diffusion coefficients of O and B.Moreover, an alternative procedure for the calculationof the critical degree of supersaturation behind the precipitation front required for oxideprecipitation, which is a function of the concentrationof the reactants at the internal oxidation front, isproposed. A simple modification of Wagner's theory of internal oxidation is also presented, andits results are compared with those of the treatment byBohm and Kahlweit. Finally, the limitations of the twomethods are examined. |
