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 try adding this substance to the alloy," Su Jing said.

"Okay." Jiang Ji nodded and took the box. Although he was not very optimistic about meteorites, meteorites were a bit mysterious to ordinary people, but he had studied a lot and knew that meteorites were rarely actually used. Yes, but since the new boss is interested, it's okay to give it a try.

"Then I'll leave first, and the research institute will be left to you. Also, the research process and results of this meteorite fragment cannot be penetrated to the outside world. If you find anything, please notify me as soon as possible." Su Jing got up and said.

"Don't worry, boss." Jiang Ji nodded. After Su Jing left, Jiang Ji took the white powder and entered the laboratory. First, he tested the white powder. He was surprised to find that the substance was not only hard, corrosion-resistant, and high-temperature resistant, but also showed a never-before-seen appearance under high temperature and high pressure. A solid polygonal structure that has never been seen before, a substance that has never been recorded.

Jiang Ji was very curious about this white powder. According to what Su Jing said, he tried adding it to the alloy, first adding a small amount to the titanium alloy. It was only a preliminary test, but he did not expect that the smelted titanium alloy appeared. miraculous change.

"Come and test the strength first." Jiang Ji said to the two assistants, while he continued to test the white powder.

"Okay, Dr. Jiang." The two assistants tested it very skillfully. When the test results came out, the two assistants couldn't believe their eyes, thinking they had made a mistake.

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

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

"You can make a mistake even if you test the intensity, can you be serious?" Jiang Ji said sternly. He had high expectations for these two talented master students who had not graduated long ago, so he was also very strict. .

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

"What's wrong?" Jiang Ji frowned.

"Dr. Jiang, the strength of this newly smelted titanium alloy is about 1.5 times that of beta titanium alloy." The two assistants said in shock.

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

Titanium is an allotrope with a melting point of 1668 °C. When it is lower than 882 °C, it has a close-packed hexagonal lattice structure, which is called α titanium; when it is above 882 °C, it has a body-centered cubic lattice structure, which is called β titanium.

Using the different characteristics of the above two structures of titanium, appropriate alloying elements are added to gradually change the phase transformation temperature and phase content to obtain titanium alloys with different structures. 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.

Among them, beta titanium alloy has the highest strength. To say that there is any titanium alloy whose strength is 1.5 times that of beta titanium alloy is simply nonsense.

Therefore, Jiang Ji did not believe it, so he tested it himself, and the result was still the same.

"Dr. Jiang, this is amazing!"

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

The two assistants were very excited. The invention of a new alloy, even if it is not the inventor, but just an assistant, is 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 became. You must know that different titanium alloys have their own advantages and disadvantages, but this newly smelted titanium alloy is better than alpha titanium. The alloy structure is more stable, the wear resistance is higher, the oxidation resistance is stronger, and the high temperature resistance is stronger; at the same time, it has higher strength and toughness than the β alloy, and can be heat treated with higher strength; the comprehensive properties are (α+ β) 1.5 times or more of the alloy. Simply put, it's 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 not proud at all, because he knew that it was not mainly his own credit.

"This new type of titanium alloy will definitely shock the world. That Boss Jin doesn't believe in Dr. Jiang's research. I'm afraid he will regret it later. Boss Su has just bought the research institute and encountered such a good thing. He is very lucky. ." The two master students exclaimed excitedly.

"I'm afraid it's not luck." Jiang Ji muttered to himself, and suddenly felt that this boss Su was more mysterious than he thought.

"Change the ratio and continue the test." Jiang Ji instructed, smelting by changing the content of white powder, and after adjusting various smelting methods, he studied it for two consecutive days, and found that with the increase of the proportion of white powder, various parameters It can still be increased. When the ratio is increased to 0.05%, the effect is very weak if it is increased again. At this time, the comprehensive performance is more than twice that of the (α+β) alloy.

After the research was successful, Jiang Jicai called Su Jing excitedly. When he got the news, Su Jing was very excited. He gave Jiang Ji more white powder, and ordered him to cooperate with the factory to smelt alloy plates according to the design drawings. The new alloy reinforces the first floor of the building.

"Boss, what do you use to make so many alloy plates?" Jiang Ji wondered.

"I use it for personal use, but don't worry, although this will not bring benefits to the research institute, your bonus will not be less." Su Jing said.

"I'm not worried about this, it's just the top priority. Shouldn't I be thinking about making good use of this technology, either selling the patent to the country, or mass-producing it to make profits?" Jiang Ji said, he is not too greedy for money, but If the institute is profitable, then there is no need to worry about going out of business. Moreover, he hoped to see his teacher, who was quite disappointed in him, be able to take pride in himself again when he saw the success of this research.

"No hurry, just apply for a patent first. This patent has a big flaw, that is, this kind of meteorite powder is limited in quantity and cannot be mass-produced." Su Jing said.

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

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

"Okay." Jiang Ji nodded. Although he said that this new alloy plate was for Su Jing's private use, he did not dare to neglect it. After all, Su Jing was his only life-saving straw. Strictly speaking, he invented this new type of alloy plate. The main credit for this new type of alloy is actually not his own, but it is also his right to use the meteorite powder given by Su Jing for private use.