Chapter 124, New Material - Black Gold
In the material industrial park, on the side of the ultra-high temperature reactor, Li Fu was wearing a white coat, and a large number of personnel from the Materials Research Institute such as Li Qianyu and Yao Tianyi were next to him.
The temperature displayed on the display has reached 3200 degrees, which is the surface temperature in the ultra-high temperature reactor, and the temperature of the core has exceeded 4000 degrees at this time.
At this time, a new material was being calcined in the ultra-high temperature reactor, and it was also a new material formula made by Li Fu from the seeds of the civilization of the super civilization Dahan Science and Technology Empire.
Having participated in the research of the "Divine Arrow" aerospace fighter, Li Fu knew that the materials of the core engine of the aerospace fighter and the shell of the aerospace fighter were all precious materials made of a large number of rare metals.
Not to mention the other materials, the use of a large number of rare metals alone is enough to make the price of these materials more expensive than gold, so the cost of an air and space fighter will be as high as more than 30 billion Chinese dollars, which is only the cost price, not considering other factors.
Therefore, Li Fu now wants to develop a new material that can replace this expensive material cheaply, and once it is researched, if nothing else, the order from the state alone is enough to make Li Fu's material company eat a lot of money and a mouth full of oil.
What's more, now Huaxia's No. 1 civilization has clearly proposed to support the development of the space industry and encourage private forces to participate in the space industry.
Of course, making money is secondary to Li Fu, Li Fu's real purpose is to promote the development of Huaxia to space, and now everyone in China is excited about the space industry, and all the bigwigs are ready to do a big job in the space industry.
However, the cost of aerospace fighters is too expensive, the cost alone is more than 30 billion, and now the Chinese government has only built three, this price is too expensive, and it has a great impact on China's entry into the space industry, and even the government is a little unable to play, let alone ordinary civilian forces.
Therefore, the cost of aerospace aircraft must be greatly reduced, only in this way can China have more aerospace aircraft, not to mention, if there are no hundreds of aerospace aircraft, it is a little too early to talk about the space industry.
The cost of more than 30 billion aerospace aircraft, if coupled with repair, maintenance, ground support, etc., even the government feels very difficult, but if the price can be reduced tenfold, about 3 billion aerospace aircraft, this price is relatively easy, the government does not have much pressure at all, private capital can also play, which is very important to promote the development of the space industry.
If the cost is low, the number of aerospace aircraft will naturally increase greatly, and the number and number of round-trips to space will be more and more, and the development speed of the space industry will naturally be self-evident.
When he first participated in the research of the "Magic Arrow" aerospace fighter, Li Fu did not think of directly coming out with cheap materials, but in the end, Li Fu still chose to come up with materials that needed to use a large amount of metal, and the purpose was naturally to let himself grasp more initiative.
Among the seeds of civilization obtained by Li Fu, there are a large number of material formulas for the super civilization Dahan Science and Technology Empire, and the Super Civilization Dahan Science and Technology Empire can even be said to have studied all the materials clearly, no matter the combination of any materials, any method of fighting, the Dahan Science and Technology Empire has been studied, and it is simply not too simple to find out the materials suitable for aerospace aircraft.
Hundreds of thousands, millions of materials can be found casually, in fact, there are those that need to use a large number of rare metals, and there are also those that only use ordinary metal materials or only need to use a few rare metal materials.
Of course, the processing method of using a large number of rare metal materials is obviously relatively simpler, and the use of ordinary metal materials obviously requires the use of many special material manufacturing methods, in fact, most of the methods are not realized by the current science and technology, and only a few are able to be realized under the current scientific and technological conditions.
"Well, it's almost time to calcine, and it's time to lower the temperature."
Li Fu looked at the time on the huge monitor and commanded to the people on the side.
What is the situation in the ultra-high temperature reactor, no one knows now, even if Li Fu knows the formula and manufacturing method of the material, but it still needs to be explored for a period of time to make it, and it has failed many times before, either there is a problem in the manufacturing process, or there is a problem with the raw materials.
This is the 82nd experiment, and after summarizing the lessons and experiences of failure again and again, Li Fu already has a hunch that this time most of them will be able to successfully manufacture new materials.
As the temperature in the reactor dropped rapidly, the fully automated equipment quickly automatically opened the reactor and took out the new material inside, and everyone couldn't help but look at it excitedly.
I saw a huge mechanical arm grasp a piece of black material, this material is dark throughout, exuding a unique luster of metal, under the calcination of thousands of degrees, it has not turned red like other materials, and it has become dazzling and transparent, not to mention, this ability to withstand high temperature alone can be seen now.
You must know that the mechanical arm made of ordinary steel is in contact with this black material, and the huge heat is transferred to the mechanical arm, and the mechanical arm has begun to heat up rapidly.
"Phew!"
The huge robotic arm moved to the cooling chamber with black materials, and the automated cooling equipment sprayed water from all directions to the new materials, and in an instant, countless water vapor filled the entire cooling room, and made a loud noise, smoky, and confused.
Soon, the advanced exhaust and drainage system will clean the water vapor and other excretions in the cooling room, until the material is completely cooled down and no water vapor appears, which will not stop.
The black material does not seem to have changed at all, its volume has not expanded due to high temperature, nor has it burst due to sharp cooling, the temperature difference between inside and outside is too large, and it has not contracted due to the decrease in temperature, it is obvious that the performance is very stable, and the color has not changed in the slightest.
It seems that the cooling just now has no effect on it, and it still remains as if it had just been baked, and it is dark.
"This time it looks like it was a success."
Li Qianyu's beautiful eyes flashed, looked at the pitch-black material, and said very confidently.
"Well, I think it's about the same, it doesn't change color or deform at a high temperature of several thousand degrees, which shows its ability to withstand high temperatures, and it can keep its original state after rapid cooling, which should be a success."
Yao Tianyi on the side also nodded, and the two of them followed Li Fu's side, participating in the research process of new materials, and they were quite confident in the results.
In this new material, the metal and ceramic materials are ground into a powder state, molded with an adhesive, and finally frozen in an ultra-low temperature environment, then static in a normal environment until normal temperature, and finally sent to an ultra-high temperature reactor for calcination.
This step seems very simple, but only the first step, grinding the metal material and ceramic material into a powder state, the whole team has exhausted their brains, thought of many ways, and failed many times, because the original material is only the more perfect the powder state of the grinding, the material that comes out after calcination is perfect.
Many previous experiments were due to the fact that in the first step of the material crushing stage, there was no way to really crush the metal materials and ceramic materials perfectly, which eventually led to failure.
Of course, with Li Fu here, all problems are not problems, in the end, civilizations are slowly solved, Li Fu is also regarded as a military trainer, although he knows how to solve problems from the beginning, but Li Fu just doesn't say it, let these researchers under his command figure out their own way, and finally slowly guide and cultivate.
"Everything still depends on the data, Li Qianyu, Yao Tianyi, the two of you take someone to test this new material to see if it can meet the requirements."
Although Li Fuxin could basically conclude that this time it should be a success, he still asked the two of them to test the new materials and get the final data.
Soon, a detailed data came to Li Fu's hands, Li Fu looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but nod after reading it, the high temperature resistance is as high as 5500 degrees, and there will still be no deformation at such a high temperature, it can withstand the harsh working environment, and the heat insulation capacity, hardness, strength, etc. are very high, which is definitely a very perfect plasma engine material.
"Brother Fu, this material is very perfect, and the cost is relatively low, it is definitely the perfect material in the aerospace and aviation fields."
Yao Tianyi was very excited at this time, and being able to participate in such a perfect materials research project was definitely a very valuable experience for a researcher.
"It's perfect, the data is very good in all aspects, and there is absolutely no problem with using it to build a plasma engine."
Li Fu nodded, participating in the research of the "Divine Arrow" fighter, Li Fu is very clear about the harsh requirements of plasma engines for materials.
"Let's call it black gold, black gold!"
The corners of Li Fu's mouth showed a profiteer's smile.
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