Young people in the 21st century, as long as they pay a little attention to the products on the market, there is no one who does not know carbon fiber.

The most expensive sporting goods can be related to carbon fiber, bicycles, tennis rackets, golf clubs, fishing rods, surfboards, baseball bats, bows and arrows, ball soles, trekking poles...... But all the equipment that pays attention to high strength, high modulus and light weight, the best must be made of carbon fiber, and the extra corrosion resistance is an extra gift. The former king of aluminum alloy in the face of carbon fiber, had to be thrown out of more than eight streets, if anyone still uses aluminum alloy products to disguise noble, immediately return to the "weak explosion" is the most appropriate. The only thing that restricts the development of carbon fiber is high prices and low production capacity.

This was even more evident in 1993. The T300 carbon fiber produced by Toray is sold for 30,000 yen per kilogram at this time, which is expensive not to mention that the Chinese use it, and the Japanese cannot afford it. At this time, the world's largest producer of carbon fiber is Japan, with an annual output of less than 8,000 tons, and the largest consumer is the United States.

Even Americans, like big dogs, can't use carbon fiber at will. In addition to the military sector, which consumes less than 2%, the U.S. space program and Boeing aircraft, are the main sales targets for carbon fiber.

Despite the low GDP, the future of carbon fiber is in everyone's eyes.

If monocrystalline silicon was the most important material at the end of the 20th century, then carbon fiber was the most important material in the traditional industry. Automotive industry, power industry, construction industry, electronics industry, chemical industry...... Casually flipping through the modern industry manual, there are few industries that carbon fiber cannot change.

If you're making a science fiction film, you can't go wrong with carbon fiber as the main material for the city. If there are enough donkeys in the future. Building a building several kilometers high with carbon fiber is theoretically no problem. Similarly, digging a few thousand meters down, most of them will also be supported by carbon fiber.

The future of carbon fiber was clear to the scientific community in the 70s, but it was not until the early 90s that the industry had a unified understanding of the future of carbon fiber, and this is because in the early 90s, carbon fiber was finally industrialized in large numbers.

However, except for the scientific community and the relevant industry people. The average person in the 90s knew very little about carbon fiber. The legendary carbon fiber golf clubs, which sell for millions of yen at this time, are equivalent to the pension of a daily worker, and a few ordinary people can afford to buy it.

Yang Ming read the document before submitting it to Su Cheng. But without a professional background, how could you know that carbon fiber is such a wicked thing.

And how could Sioux City not know the huge value of carbon fiber. Toray, which was the first company to do this thing, will have more than 30,000 employees in the future, which is more than the current Dahua Industrial.

With the corporate system of Korichi, how dare you recruit so many employees without stable and huge profits.

If you can really master the manufacturing technology of carbon fiber. Not only did it open a big gold mine, but it was also equivalent to a talisman.

Whatever the thought, Sioux City put down his work in Kazakhstan and returned to the Dahua headquarters in Shanghai as quickly as possible.

The Dahua laboratory is still located in the Dahua headquarters.

It is the only subsidiary that still shares a location with the group headquarters. On the one hand, this is because it is not easy to relocate the laboratory. It is also because of the importance of Dahua Laboratory.

After more than 6 years of accumulation, as well as Sioux City's near-frenzied poaching and recruitment, Dahua Lab now has more than 3,000 researchers. Even if it is not comparable to the international oil predators, in the domestic independent units. It also belongs to the scorpion pulling, the only one. The number of patents per year is more than 10 times more than that of the research institutes of the three barrels of oil combined.

Of course. The number of patents in a normal research institute in any country is only a lot higher, but in China, the abundant research funds and generous staff treatment still attract incredible attention and great attraction.

It can be said that Sioux City not only borrowed the experience and ideas that later generations knew to build Dahua Laboratory, but also bet his dream on it.

Back then, when he graduated from college, he didn't want to get a job like Microsoft or Google. But in those days, after graduating from an ordinary university, he was at most just dreaming.

With China's research conditions, there are a few young people who can do research with peace of mind and comfort.

After having the capital, one of the things that Sioux City has always done is to renovate the Dahua laboratory.

The procurement committee, the evaluation committee, the academic committee and other institutions are to change China's research mechanism in the system, at least within Dahua, to stifle the academic first-class factor......

The experimental funding and staff treatment of Dahua Laboratory solve the worries of researchers from a personal perspective. Although in terms of nominal salary, Dahua Industrial does not dare to say that it is the same as researchers in European and American countries, but China's living is low.

In order to create a higher quality of life with less money, Dahua Experiment has even established an independent branch to solve all the worries of Dahua researchers from children to the elderly while accounting independently. And the company, which is the most strictly managed branch of Dahua Industrial, although it has not been explicitly stated, but it is the servants and housekeepers who are recruited and trained.

Beautiful office environment, fair assessment system, good treatment and excellent living treatment, coupled with overseas public relations companies, is Dahua Industrial to attract researchers at home and abroad, in the era of Microsoft's just rise, Silicon Valley's luxury office has not yet formed a trend, Dahua Industrial is not an exaggeration to say that it is leading the world.

Moreover, in the era when the annual salary of civil servants was more than 2,000 yuan, the average monthly salary was more than 5,000 yuan, and the high salary of more than 10,000 yuan and the work with dividends could be imagined to be attractive to poor Chinese researchers.

If the Chinese researchers in 2000 solved the primary problem of carbon fiber, then the Dahua researcher in 1993 solved the primary problem of carbon fiber, and Su Cheng was not surprised.

Although the mood is still suffering from gains and losses.

The Mercedes-Benz drove all the way straight into the downstairs of the Dahua laboratory.

Li Lianxiang waited below with a smile on his face.

This technician, who used to be able to draw 20 drawings a day, has also begun to look like a pig and his mouth is bright after the baptism of Dahuahua.

The laboratory is a gold-swallowing pixiu, and no laboratory can truly be self-financing. Especially on Chinese soil, no one cares about patent roots. China in '93 had not even become a member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty. The operation of Dahua Laboratory depends on Dahua Industry for blood transfusion.

As the boss of Dahua Laboratory, if Li Lianxiang continues to be bored, he will not last long. Therefore, Li Lianxiang is still arrogant on the surface, but his heart is actually very full.

It will just have an eye-catching carbon fiber project, and add it to Sioux City, which can explain Li Lianxiang's activity.

If that's what he wrote. There is no need for Sioux City to speak, the board of the academic committee will be called first. But that one was wanted by Yang Ming, and it was just a design for Su Cheng to build a house, which could not be regarded as an activity of Dahua Industrial, and the academic committee of the headquarters could not control it.

On the other hand. The chance of such a piece being noticed by Sioux City is even greater than that of others.

The same idea may also exist in projects such as smart glass and special-shaped PVC, but Su Cheng didn't want to study it carefully, and said hello to Li Lianxiang and asked: "To what extent has the research of carbon fiber been reached?"

Li Lianxiang didn't expect him to be so direct, and said in surprise: "We have trial-produced an isotropic asphalt staple fiber with a tensile strength of about 800MPa. Modulus 70gpa. ”

The light weight and corrosion resistance of carbon fiber are inherited from the raw material, and the requirements are not too strict. After all, there are more lightweight and corrosion-resistant materials, and the real revolution of carbon fiber is reflected in the tensile strength and modulus.

The former is what is commonly understood as intensity. The latter can be understood as resilience. In the case of a fishing rod, the higher the tensile strength, the heavier the fish, and the greater the modulus, the greater the bending.

Su Cheng silently recited 800MPa and 70GPA, and there was no emotional understanding. I asked, "What is Toray's carbon fiber data?"

"Which one are you asking?" Li Lianxiang smiled hesitantly, and wanted to change the topic.

"The best. "Sioux City cut off his evil thoughts.

Li Lianxiang coughed twice. After hesitating for a moment, he said: "The tensile strength and modulus of carbon fiber cannot be both high, one must be high, and the other is lower." ”

"Say the data. ”

"It's up to you. Li Lianxiang just didn't say it.

"Hurry up. "Su Cheng is familiar with him, and he doesn't have to give any face.

Li Lianxiang smiled, his face had already been trained, and the researcher next to him was embarrassed, and stood up and said: "Now the best carbon fiber in the world, the highest tensile strength is 7 g, and the highest modulus can be 600 gpa." ”

Compared with Dahua Industrial's carbon fiber, there is a 10-fold gap between the two figures. Although Su Cheng did not know the detailed information in this regard, he had a vague understanding that 3 times is probably a more promising product, and 10 times is difficult to get a large area of promotion.

No wonder there is a physical object, Li Lianxiang also cautiously said with certain results.

Su Cheng turned his head and smiled, thinking: His requirements are too high, if he can really reach one-third of the highest level, wouldn't he catch up with and surpass Britain and the United States. At this time, the United Kingdom and the United States really can't be said to be excellent in the production of carbon fiber.

Li Lianxiang observed Su Cheng's expression, and when he finished gritting his teeth, he whispered: "This is Dr. Wang Yun, the carbon fiber project is presided over by him, and it only took two years to get the current results." The carbon fiber he just introduced, a carbon fiber with a tensile strength of 7g, has a much smaller modulus, only 400. With a modulus of 600g, the tensile strength should not be too high. ”

600 is also 8 times the level of 70, Li Lianxiang knows that his persuasiveness is weak, and he is busy: "We are only at the beginning of the research stage now, if we can provide more research funds, I dare not say that it can reach 7G, 3G is still possible, is it Dr. Wang Yun?"

Wang Yun was a weak scholar, about 30 years old, with glasses that looked like the bottom of a wine bottle, and his eyes were slightly puffy. He glanced at Li Lianxiang a little slowly, and then said softly: "Our goal is to make 15G first." ”

Li Lianxiang was cold at that time. He didn't know what to say!

Su Cheng laughed "heh", and Yang Ming also quickly laughed, and there was a burst of laughter around him.

"Lao Wang is too real. Li Lianxiang finally held back a sentence.

Wang Yun was unmoved by the laughter around him, and said calmly: "What we make is asphalt-based carbon fiber, which is different from polyacrylonitrile-based, and the modulus of this carbon fiber is higher." The tensile strength is lower, from the current isotropic asphalt staple fiber to the anisotropic asphalt staple fiber, the estimated tensile strength can be increased from 800 to 1500, and it is difficult to say more. ”

"Can you be sure that it will be increased to 15G?"

"One year at most, and the modulus can be increased to 230, which is considered to meet the international standard. Wang Yun seems to be full of confidence.

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news. Let's go and see the lab. "Sioux City is naturally encouraged, no matter what. People have made carbon fiber, and the weak performance is to be expected. As far as Dahua Industrial's current investment is concerned, it is possible that it is a hundred times less than that of foreign professional companies, like this kind of money-burning material game, how to talk about development without money. How to talk about leapfrog development.

Li Lianxiang was a little more relaxed, took the lead, led the way in front, and said with a smile: "Su Dong, don't look at our carbon fiber data, this is still a patent, and patents in various countries have been applied." ”

"Oh, does it make commercial sense?"

"Absolutely. Li Lianxiang said excitedly: "We have handed over the information to the Ministry of Commerce and the Ministry of Strategy, and asked them to help study it." Our carbon fiber still has certain advantages. ”

"What are the advantages?"

"Good heat transfer, good performance of electronic shielding, in addition. Our fibers are bicalculated, the fibers are shorter, and the manufacturing yield is low, and it is estimated that the factory will only produce half of the carbon fibers that are currently on sale. ”

"Half of it. "For carbon fiber, which is just entering the market. Success is important, but the performance has fallen too badly. Su Cheng thought for a moment and asked, "After reaching the level of 15g, what will be the success?"

"Maybe three-quarters. "Li is quite conservative.

Su Cheng nodded slightly, and said: It's not unacceptable, it depends on the progress of your research now.

Li Lianxiang laughed out loud and said, "The progress is all piled up with money." ”

"How much do you plan to want?" Sioux City said indifferently.

Li Lianxiang was quite puzzled, research funds have always been difficult to ask, and the legend of how much to give does not really exist, he and Wang Yun glanced at each other, and said tentatively: "According to the progress that Dr. Wang just said, 10 million is about the same." ”

This is definitely the lion's mouth. Although Dahua Laboratory is wealthy, it also has quite a lot of projects. More than 3,000 researchers are presiding over nearly 1,000 projects, and if a project is approved for 10 million, wouldn't it cost tens of billions of yuan every year?

Carbon fiber in China has always been carried out by petrochemical and coal research institutes, including Shenhua Group and countless coal mines under the former Ministry of Coal, I am afraid that there are dozens of research institutes with special research, and the funding of these research institutes can exceed one million is good. In contrast, although Dahua Laboratory has a lot of funds, its main business is still oil exploration, exploitation and petrochemical industry. Carbon fiber only belongs to the fringe project in the last category, and such a large investment of 10 million is definitely super-level.

Sioux City, however, is well aware of the future of carbon fiber, a megaproject that is not inferior to a large petrochemical base, and the potential is amazing. In comparison, 10 million is too small.

"Here you go. Su Chenggen didn't stumble and said: "I'll add another 10 million to you, and allow you to set up a carbon fiber research institute, the level is the same as other research institutes, and you can start recruiting people now." ”

Now it was Wang Yun's turn to be stunned: "A separate research institute, the same as the Offshore Oil Research Institute?"

"That's right, as with the Offshore Oil Research Institute, if there is a result, the funding will be negotiated. "In terms of potential, carbon fiber is not inferior to offshore oil development. The development of the latter is indispensable for the participation of the former.

Faced with a large market of hundreds of billions, Sioux City gave money very happily.

If he didn't have a Dahua laboratory, others would have no way to find it if they wanted to pay for carbon fiber technology.

Li Lianxiang finally realized the importance that Su Cheng attached to carbon fiber, and took the opportunity to say: "This can't be counted in the total funding of Dahua Laboratory. ”

"No, no. Su Cheng turned to Wang Yun and said, "You have to make the Carbon Fiber Research Institute as abundant as the Offshore Oil Research Institute, and the results are remarkable." ”

Gu Haijianle, who was accompanying him, had his upper lip touching his nose, this kind of praise was more powerful than face-to-face praise, if it weren't for Wang Yun being the protagonist, he would now want to publicize the research status of the four generations of offshore oil drilling platforms of the Offshore Oil Research Institute.

Wang Yun is no longer vulgar, and the surprise also makes him short of breath. Any research institute in Dahua represents hundreds of millions of yuan in annual funding and a large number of independent project qualifications, which is stronger than the current national research institutes and has less bureaucracy.

In the eyes of researchers, being the director of Dahua's research institute is almost the ultimate goal of life, this position can almost do research at will, a large amount of funds and subordinate assistants, can solve the two biggest headaches of researchers, and the management of this position is not heavy, only half a day a week is more than enough. However, most of the laboratory directors like Li Jianxiang were listed as career goals by researchers when the research path was cut off.

"It's not enough to transfer personnel from within Dahua Laboratory, and graduates can't do it, can you find people from home and abroad?" Wang Yun quickly entered the role, seriously considering.

Su Cheng nodded heavily and said, "Not only can you dig people, but if you sell patents and equipment, it's better to accept them." In this regard, let Zhang Chao cooperate with you. ”

1993 was an interesting year. This year, the United States began to shrink its investment in aerospace, and many parts manufacturers who only had space shuttles fell into a dilemma, including many Japanese carbon fiber companies.

If there were no big dog in the United States, a ton of carbon fiber of 30 million yen would not be sold.

Although he doesn't expect to pick up the leaks, Su Cheng hopes to be more prepared, and when the carbon fiber market is really booming, not to mention patent purchases, patent authorization is not easy to get. As a latecomer, Dahua Industrial not only needs its own patents, but also perhaps more patents from others.

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