Abstract
Based on the theory of Pilling-Bedworth ratio (PBR) for metals, PBR for oxidation of alloys is suggested as Three Al2O3 forming alloys (Ni3Al, NiAl and NiAl3) were used as examples to calculate PBR with this method. The results showed significant discrepancies compared with the PBR calculated with aluminium metal. Calculation with the traditional method gave the PBR value for oxidation of Al as 1.29; calculations with the modified method gave the PBR values for Ni3Al, NiAl and NiAl3 alloys as 1.71∼1.88, 1.64∼1.78, and 1.48∼1.57, respectively.