Chapter 192: Depressed Scientists!
"Brother Xingyang, their steel data is too exaggerated, right?"
Su Xiao took the latest issue of the material science magazine, looked at the Eagle Sauce Material Laboratory highlighted in the magazine with some depression, and said a special steel that had just been developed.
"The strength and performance of our strongest superalloy materials are only 45% of theirs!"
In the latest issue of the journal Materials Science, the Boeing Materials Research Institute has recently developed a superalloy material.
In terms of performance, it can be said that all the superalloy materials in the world are all-round.
"I'll see!"
Zhang Xingyang was also a little puzzled when he heard this.
If his memory is not confused, at this stage, the superalloy performance of the materials laboratory of the Rocket Research Institute should also be among the top in the world.
Although there are no various afterlife formulas in my mind, so much at stake.
But under Su Xiao's hard work day and night, and his annual investment regardless of returns.
In this day and age, the material science aspect should also be top-notch.
In the past four or five years, the Rocket Research Institute has invested more than 2 billion yuan in materials alone.
Not only because of the current stage, China is in a relatively backward position in terms of materials science, and there is an urgent need for make-up courses.
It is also because many of Zhang Xingyang's follow-up plans need to be applied to high-performance materials.
Whether it's a large space station, lunar exploration, or a moon landing program, a large number of high-performance materials are required to go with it.
This is also an important reason why Zhang Xingyang has been investing a lot of money in the materials laboratory with almost no income.
Of course, if the income of the 703 factory is counted, the investment in materials has already recovered the cost.
"Their material properties, it's so strange!"
Zhang Xingyang frowned, and said after reading the material properties introduced in the magazine.
Normally, ordinary materials are designed to achieve balanced performance and low cost as much as possible.
But in some high-end materials, this is not the case, but to pursue extreme performance.
For example, superconducting materials are in pursuit of extreme conductivity and temperature.
The ablation-resistant coating on the outside of the rocket shell is to pursue thermal conductivity, and try to take away the heat generated by the rocket when it is rubbed at high temperature through phenomena such as vaporization and sublimation.
"Their strength performance is so high, is this going to be used on armored vehicles, or surface ships?"
Su Xiao also thought about it at this time and said.
As a genius with sufficient talent in the field of materials, he has worked in the materials laboratory within the institute for so many years.
Su Xiao also has a good understanding of which scenarios different materials are used in.
Generally speaking, these large armored weapons will pursue such strong strength.
Needless to say, armored vehicles are originally made of steel to form the first line of defense.
Because of their large size, surface ships need to have strong strength to be able to support their bodies.
This is also an important reason why Su Xiao first guessed these two items.
"Probably not."
Zhang Xingyang shook his head and denied Su Xiao's speculation.
"You can take a look at the authorship of this article."
Zhang Xingyang pointed to the two names below the article and said:
"I have the impression that these two people should work for Boeing."
"So the superalloy described in this article should be used in spacecraft."
"Moreover, you can take a look, in addition to the particularly outstanding strength properties, the performance of this material in terms of high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance is actually similar to that of our rocket shell materials."
Generally speaking, the shell material of the rocket will be made of materials with high strength, high temperature resistance, strong corrosion resistance and low density.
"So it seems that their material is too dense, right?"
At this time, Su Xiao pointed out another problem with this material.
Rocket shell materials are generally made of low-density carbon fiber, ceramic materials, or high-strength aluminum alloys or titanium alloys.
However, superalloys are iron, cobalt, and nickel alloys, which do not have an advantage in terms of density.
This is also an important reason why aerospace materials are not associated with aerospace materials in the first place.
"yes, why?"
Zhang Xingyang couldn't help muttering.
This material has never appeared on the historical line before him.
"Could it be that this is a change brought about by the butterfly effect?" Zhang Xingyang couldn't help but guess in his heart.
Although the properties of this material are only like that in the eyes of future generations.
But Zhang Xingyang is still very vigilant.
Because it means changing the times as you influence deeply.
This era has also seen many changes that we cannot know about.
However, Zhang Xingyang searched all the relevant scientific research plans of Eagle Sauce during this period.
Still caught the clues.
That is in the hypersonic missile research program that Eagle Sauce once had.
There is a rather peculiar design.
That is, a hypersonic warhead is built into a small rocket, and the warhead is released after the rocket reaches a predetermined altitude.
If such a material is applied to a hypersonic warhead, it can be explained somewhat.
High strength means that even if the warhead is hit head-on by the enemy's kinetic weapon, it will not directly fragment and can still attack the intended target.
As for high temperature resistance and corrosion resistance, it is needless to say that these properties are necessary in the process of warhead flight.
"But did they develop a material with such properties so quickly?"
Even after Zhang Xingyang had such a guess, he was not very sure.
Because even after twenty years, Eagle Sauce's research and development of this weapon was unsuccessful, and there have been problems in all aspects.
Now, it seems that such a material has been taken out in such a short period of time, as if it was suddenly opened.
"Su Xiao, if you are asked to develop materials with the same properties, how much time will it take you?"
Zhang Xingyang was going to ask Su Xiao's opinion.
Make sure that you have any misunderstanding about the scientific research speed of Eagle Sauce in this era.
"If I were given 10 years for a material like this, I might be able to achieve 80 percent of their performance."
"Give me fifteen years, and I might be able to reach ninety."
Although Su Xiao was a little embarrassed, he still answered Zhang Xingyang's question.
At this time, another thought popped up in Zhang Xingyang's heart.
That is, Eagle Sauce will not cheat on the material properties again!
If this is the case, then it is not particularly strange to be able to have such performance parameters.
And if you want to know if there is a fraud, you need to test them a little.
After thinking about it, Zhang Xingyang is ready to make a move! (End of chapter)