Chapter 189: New Alloys

"Meteorite fragments?" Jiang Ji glanced down at the white fragments in the box.

"Aren't you developing a new alloy, you can add this substance to the alloy and try it. Su Jing said.

"Okay. Jiang Ji nodded and took the box, although he was not very optimistic about it, meteorites were a bit mysterious to ordinary people, but he had studied a lot, and he knew that meteorites could rarely really be used, but since this new boss was interested, it didn't hurt to try.

"Then I'll go first, and the research institute will be in your hands. In addition, the research process and results of this meteorite fragment cannot be penetrated to the outside world, and if there is any discovery, I will be notified as soon as possible. Su Jing got up and said.

"Rest assured, boss. Jiang Ji nodded. After Su Jing left, Jiang Ji took the white powder and entered the laboratory, first tested the white powder, and was surprised to find that this substance is not only hard, corrosion-resistant, and high-temperature resistant, but also shows a stable polygonal structure that has never been seen before under high temperature and high pressure, which is a substance that has never been recorded.

Jiang Ji had a strong curiosity about this white powder, according to what Su Jing said, he tried to add it to the alloy, first added a trace amount to the titanium alloy, which was originally just a preliminary test, but he didn't expect that the smelted titanium alloy had a miraculous change.

"Let's check the strength first. Jiang Ji said to the two assistants, and he continued to test the white powder.

"Okay Dr. Jiang. "The two assistants were very skillful in the test, and when the test results came out, both assistants couldn't believe their eyes and thought they were mistaken.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ji looked very strange at the two assistants.

"Dr. Jiang, I'm sorry we made a mistake, let's test again. The two assistants said apologetically.

"You can make a mistake in testing the intensity, can you be serious?" Jiang Ji said sternly, not long after these two graduated. But a very talented master's student, he has great expectations, so he is also extremely strict.

"It's Dr. Jiang. The two assistants tested it again, but the result was still the same, and their eyes widened.

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ji frowned.

"Dr. Jiang, this newly smelted titanium alloy. The strength is about 1.5 times that of β titanium alloy. The two assistants were shocked.

"How is this possible?" Jiang Ji's pupils shrank slightly.

Titanium is an allotrope with a melting point of 1668 °C, a close-packed hexagonal lattice structure below 882 °C, called α titanium, and a body-centered cubic lattice structure above 882 °C, called β titanium.

Using the different characteristics of the above two structures of titanium, titanium alloys with different structures are obtained by adding appropriate alloying elements to gradually change the phase transition temperature and phase content. At room temperature, titanium alloys have three matrix structures, and titanium alloys are divided into the following three categories: α alloys, (α+β) alloys and β alloys. China is represented by TA, TC, and TB, respectively.

Thereinto. β titanium alloy has the highest strength, and it is nonsense to say that there is any titanium alloy that is 1.5 times stronger than β titanium alloy.

Therefore, Jiang Ji didn't believe it, and tested it himself, and the result was still the same.

"Dr. Jiang, this is amazing!"

"Dr. Jiang, you invented a new alloy?"

Both assistants were thrilled. Inventing new alloys, even if you are not the inventor. Just an assistant, and an honorable thing.

"Continue to test other parameters. Jiang Ji was extremely excited, and tested with two assistants, the more he tested, the more shocked he was, you know, different titanium alloys have their own advantages and disadvantages. However, the newly smelted titanium alloy is more stable than α titanium alloy, with higher wear resistance, stronger oxidation resistance, stronger high temperature resistance, and higher strength and toughness than β alloys. It can be used for higher strength heat treatment, and the comprehensive properties are more than 1.5 times that of (α+β) alloy. To put it simply, this is simply super titanium.

"What exactly did Boss Su give me?" Jiang Ji looked at the white powder on the table in shock, he was excited, but he was not proud at all, because he knew that it was not mainly his own credit.

"This new titanium alloy is definitely going to shock the world, that Boss Jin, I don't believe in Dr. Jiang's research, I'm afraid I'll regret dying in the future, Boss Su just bought the research institute, and he encountered this kind of good thing, and he was too lucky. The two master's students sighed excitedly.

"I'm afraid it's not luck. Jiang Ji muttered in his heart, and suddenly felt in his heart that this Boss Su was much more mysterious than he imagined.

"Change the proportions and continue experimenting. Jiang Ji instructed, by changing the content of white powder for smelting, and after the adjustment of various smelting methods, the waste of sleep and food for two days of continuous research, found that with the increase of the proportion of white powder, the parameters can still be increased, when the proportion is increased to 0.05%, and then the effect is very weak. At this time, the comprehensive performance is already more than 2 times that of (α+β) alloy.

After the research was successful, Jiang Ji called Su Jing excitedly, and when he got the news, Su Jing was excited, gave Jiang Ji more white powder, and instructed him to cooperate with the factory to smelt alloy plates according to the design drawings, and prepare to use this new alloy to reinforce the first floor of the building.

"Boss, what are you building so many alloy plates for?" Jiang Ji wondered.

"I'm using it personally, but don't worry, although this won't bring income to the institute, your bonus won't be less. Su Jing said.

"I'm not worried about this, it's just a top priority, shouldn't I think about making good use of this technology, either selling this patent to the state, or mass-producing it myself to make profits?" Jiang Ji said, he is actually not too greedy for money, but if the research institute is profitable, then there is no need to worry about going out of business. Moreover, he hopes to see that his mentor, who was quite disappointed in him, can see the success of this research and be proud of himself again.

"There's no hurry, just apply for a patent first. This patent has a big flaw, that is, this meteorite powder is limited in quantity and cannot be produced in large quantities. Su Jing said.

"That's a problem. Jiang Ji frowned, and forgot the key point in a moment of excitement, "Boss, leave this question to me, I'll see if I can find a replacement substance by studying the elemental composition and structure of this meteorite powder, or artificially synthesize this substance." ”

"Well, I'll leave it to you, but I'll need to smelt the alloy plate I need first, I'll use it urgently. ”

"Okay. Jiang Ji nodded and said, although this new alloy plate is Su Jing's private use, he does not dare to slack off, after all, Su Jing is his only life-saving straw at present, and strictly speaking, the main credit for inventing this new alloy is not actually his own, but the meteorite powder given by Su Jing, Su Jing is also his right to use it for personal use. (To be continued.) )