Chapter 77 High Purity Metal Targets

Applying for a machine?

Upgrading your machine?

Let's apply for a machine.

I feel that the greater the number of machines, the greater the sense of accomplishment.

Don't have more, let's start with one.

"You applied for a new machine. ”

"The buy-one-get-one-free campaign continues. You can't make your own choice. ”

"You've got a machine. ”

"Upgrade a machine randomly. ”

"The machine is transmitting. ”

Wang Buan quickly checked the category of the machine.

The No. 17 machine, or the production line, the manufacturing center or something, is mainly used to produce various targets.

What is a target?

To put it simply, the target material is the target material for high-speed charged particle bombardment, which is used in high-energy laser weapons, and when lasers with different power densities, different output waveforms, and different wavelengths interact with different targets, they will produce different killing and destructive effects.

For example, evaporative magnetron sputtering coating is heated evaporation coating, aluminum film, etc. Replace different targets (such as aluminum, copper, stainless steel, titanium, nickel targets, etc.) to obtain different film systems (such as super-hard, wear-resistant, anti-corrosion alloy films, etc.).

Various types of sputtered thin film materials are widely used in semiconductor integrated circuits (VLSI), optical discs, flat panel displays, and surface coatings of workpieces. Since the 90s of the 20th century, the simultaneous development of sputtering targets and sputtering technology has greatly met the needs of the development of various new electronic components.

For example, in the manufacture of semiconductor integrated circuits, copper conductor films with lower resistivity are used instead of aluminum films: in the flat panel display industry, various display technologies (e.g. LCD, PDP, OLED, FED, etc.) In the information storage industry, the storage capacity of magnetic memory is increasing, and new magneto-optical recording materials are constantly being introduced, which have put forward higher and higher requirements for the quality of the required sputtering targets, and the number of requirements is also increasing year by year.

The products of the No. 17 machine mainly include high-purity metal targets, high-performance targets, ITO targets, etc.

All of them are high-end products that China needs to import in large quantities.

Targets are very expensive.

Especially high-end sputtering targets.

At the higher end of the spectrum, it is a pure metal target. For example, tantalum, titanium, molybdenum, vanadium, yttrium, etc.

In general, a target can sputter 8,000 to 10,000 wafers, and each wafer can cut out more than 1,000 chips. Therefore, any defective target can affect 10 million cars, or 10 million mobile phones. Therefore, its requirements for quality are almost perverted.

The common targets are all in the shape of a round cake. The diameter is less than a meter. However, it costs tens of thousands of dollars. Even priceless.

High-purity planar tantalum target, worth more than 3,000 yuan per kilogram. Ordinary titanium targets are also similar in price.

The price of high-purity titanium targets is higher, up to more than 6,000 yuan per kilogram.

In other words, the price of one ton of high-purity titanium target may exceed 6 million yuan.

What is the output of machine number seventeen?

The daily output is 10 tons.

10 tons that will remain unchanged for 10,000 years.

Unless you are able to continue upgrading. Upgrading requires 10,000 Faith. After the upgrade, the daily production capacity will be increased to 20 tons.

20 tons a day, the total price is 12000000 yuan.

Of course, theory is theory, reality is reality.

With the rotten street of titanium targets, the price will definitely plummet.

The final price may stabilize at around 500,000 yuan per ton. This is also a very amazing price for Wang Buan.

However, this is not the most important thing.

The most important thing is that all enterprises that need high-end targets can obtain sufficient supplies and can use them freely.

Many scientific research institutes do not have money, but they do not have materials.

There is only a little target in hand, and it must be used sparingly. When you run out, it's gone.

Obviously, this is a very big ordeal for researchers. It must be used with care. Many consumable tests can't be done.

And once they have enough targets, they can speed up their experiments and create more results.

For technology-based enterprises, innovation is the lifeline!

For the manufacturing industry of the whole country, innovation is also an indispensable part!

There are so many scientific research institutes, so many researches, maybe one day, someone will produce results. Or a large number of large quantities of results.

Look at the remaining 70,000 Faith.

Wang Buan couldn't help but upgrade the skill tree continuously.

The daily output of the No. 4 machine has been upgraded to 20 tons. The energy storage capacity of the hydrogen storage alloy unit is increased to 2000 kWh.

The daily output of the No. 6 machine has increased to more than 20 tons of polyimide.

Machine No. 7, free-cutting stainless steel. Upgrade. The daily output increased to more than 20 tons.

The No. 10 machine mainly produces carbon fiber. Upgrade. The daily output increased to more than 20 tons.

The No. 11 machine mainly produces various ceramics. Upgrade. The daily output is 20 tons.

The thirteenth machine mainly produces all kinds of rubber. Upgrade. The daily output is 20 tons.

Freshly baked machine 17. It mainly produces various targets. Upgrade. The daily output is 20 tons.

The two manufacturing centers were also intended to be upgraded.

It's a pity that there are too many faith points required to level up. That's 100,000.

Instead of spending 100,000 faith to level up, you can continue to apply for more machines. to produce more raw materials.

After mastering level 100 technology, Wang Bu'an found that the biggest problem was the lack of raw materials.

Unless you build a separate raw material production line yourself. Otherwise, raw materials will always be in short supply.

The problem is, he doesn't want to rebuild the production line.

It's so tiring.

Before an electric car, it took two weeks. Not to mention a complete production line.

It's so hard to start from nothing.

It's also too much time.

Without three or five years, the production line simply cannot be put into use.

With this time, it's better to find a way to earn a little more faith and upgrade the machine.

The quality of the raw materials manufactured by Cybertron Technology is absolutely guaranteed.

"Brother Wang, Brother Wang?" Zheng Haifeng found that Wang Buan's expression was a little wrong.

"Oh. I'm fine. It's okay. Wang Buan shook his head.

Wang Mugen glanced at his son and was sure that it was okay.

Wang Bu'an continues to research new technologies.

The machine that is rewarded for upgrading is the number eight machine. It is mainly engaged in the production of high-performance copper alloys.

After the upgrade, its daily production increased to 20 tons.

That's not the most critical thing, though.

Most critically, it is capable of producing alloy 690.

What is Alloy 690? It is a very special alloy that is mainly used for hot water circulation in nuclear reactors.

The basic principle of a nuclear reactor is to release a huge amount of energy to boil water. Hot water or steam is used to drive a steam turbine, or a rotor is used to generate electricity. Either way, special tubing is required. This pipe must be able to withstand very high temperatures. Otherwise, once the hot water leaks, the consequences are unimaginable.

At present, there are very few manufacturers that can produce 690 alloy. Our country must rely on imports.

The reason why the development of nuclear reactors in our country has been relatively slow is that some links have not broken through the technical bottleneck.

Take this 690 alloy, for example. If someone else doesn't sell it to you, there's nothing you can do.

This is true for nuclear power plants.

The same goes for the reactors of nuclear submarines.

The same goes for nuclear reactors of large surface ships.

The more powerful the reactor, the higher the requirements for alloy 690.

If a domestically produced aircraft carrier is also nuclear-powered, the power requirements are still very high.

Now, Wang Buan no longer needs Du Niang's introduction.

In his mind, he already directly grasped all the knowledge of alloy 690.

There is also the operating principle, basic structure, manufacturing process, technical parameters, troubleshooting, etc. of all nuclear reactors.

Now he is definitely an expert among experts.

Purely from the perspective of theoretical knowledge, pulling out all the academicians of the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Engineering is not his opponent.

Of course, he himself did not dare to show off in front of the older generation of scientists.

Respect for the old and love for the young is a basic virtue.

"You agree with respect for the old and love for the young. ”

"You gained 10,240 Faith. ”

"You respect science. ”

"You gained 10,240 Faith. ”

Information shines one after another.

Wang Buan was surprised and delighted.

Good guys, this also has faith?

Good.

That's great.

There are two more chances to apply for the machine.

However, there is no rush for the time being, and it is better to return to the topic of alloy 690.

The single-shaft power of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier reactor in the United States is about 130,000 horsepower. In the latest Ford class, the single-axle power has been increased to 140,000 horsepower.

However, the nuclear reactor power of some of China's current nuclear submarines is only more than 10,000 horsepower. It's far from satisfying!

High-power nuclear reactors, we are completely designed to come out. It's that the material is not up to standard.

If the material can't meet the requirements, it can't really be produced.

Otherwise, once the nuclear reactor leaks, the consequences are unimaginable.

The 690 alloy produced by the No. 8 machine is estimated to be useless for the time being. If you say it, no one will believe it.

After all, it's still an experiment!

How can a test sample be used for such a serious matter as a nuclear reactor?

In the final analysis, the technology of Cybertron Planet is still too much surpassing. It's too advanced. For the time being, the earth is not yet able to fully bear it.

Five minutes later, the machine was finished.

An assembly line dedicated to the production of targets is already in place.

Strangely, Wang Mugen, Zheng Haifeng and others almost did not react. None of them even realized that there was an extra behemoth.

Maybe there are too many behemoths around, and they are already dazzled and have no ability to discern?

Or maybe the Transformers used a trick to shield them from them temporarily?

Of course, Wang Buan will not say anything specifically.

After some tossing, it was already two or three o'clock in the afternoon.

Wang Buan remembered that he still had to go to school to receive the award!

It doesn't matter if you don't go for anything else. But this kind of fame and reputation thing must not be absent.

What a joy it is for a student who has not attended classes for the entire semester to be rewarded by the principal. Saying it is simply ruining the three views!

Wang Buan will never miss such an opportunity.