Chapter 287 Tungsten Ore

"Is the tungsten ore available?"

Joy instantly enveloped Xiao Ming. The tungsten mine had been found for almost a year, and now it was finally found.

"His Royal Highness, the old slave's ore search did find tungsten ore. This is a good sign for this new year. It will be very prosperous for His Royal Highness this year." Qian Dafu said with a grin.

During this trip to Dengzhou, Xiao Ming was originally a little resentful, but now the good news immediately made him refreshed, he said, "Come to the main hall, tell me slowly."

With a smile on his face, Qian Dafu followed Xiao Ming to the main hall.

The two sat down and Xiao Ming asked eagerly, "Where is the exact location of this tungsten mine?"

"His Royal Highness, it's just fifty miles outside of Laizhou City." Qian Dafu said.

Laizhou and Dengzhou are adjacent to each other, and they are also two states on the peninsula, only 200 miles apart. In the plan of the Japanese state, three years later, the plan of the Japanese state is to land in Dengzhou, then invade Laizhou, and then occupy the Shandong Peninsula.

In Xiao Ming's science and technology library map, it seems that only Laizhou has tungsten ore in Shandong, so it can be said that this tungsten ore is very important to him. Once lost, it will seriously affect the development of the next step of science and technology.

Therefore, when the tungsten ore was discovered in Laizhou, he could not lose the cave in Dengzhou and Laizhou, not to mention that these two coastal states were important estuaries to the sea.

"Organize slaves to go to tungsten mining immediately. If there are not enough manpower, mobilize manpower from other mines. This matter can't be delayed, you can do it immediately!"

Xiao Ming said seriously.

Now that tungsten ore is found, and cobalt is also available, he can produce tungsten steel and high-speed steel using these two materials, which are the best tools for lathes.

Although there is no way to sinter tungsten steel as hard as modern tungsten steel at the current level of Qingzhou, it is at least enough to surpass the steel produced in Qingzhou.

Xiao Ming's tone was urgent as expected, and Qian Dafu realized that this issue was very important, he nodded, "His Royal Highness, this old slave is going to mobilize people now."

Qian Dafu hastily prepared for the mining of tungsten ore.

Xiao Ming is not idle either. Now that the tungsten ore has been found, the next step is to sinter tungsten steel knives, which is an equally difficult technology.

Unlike steel refining, the production of tungsten steel cutting tools requires milling, wet grinding, mixing, pulverization, drying, sieving, cobalt addition, drying, and sieving to obtain a mixture, granulation, pressing, molding, Low pressure sintering, forming (blank), cylindrical grinding and other procedures.

First of all, the purification of tungsten is a big problem, because although Laizhou has found a tungsten ore, this tungsten ore is a poor ore, and it must be enriched and screened into a concentrate to be effectively refined, otherwise it will waste a lot of energy but not be able to purify a sufficient amount tungsten powder.

Secondly, another difficulty in this process is pressing. Because of the characteristics of tungsten ore, it is necessary to press tungsten ore powder into the shape of a tool and then sinter it to produce a tool.

Before that, tungsten steel molds must be forged.

Before the chair in the main hall was warm, Xiao Ming got up and went to the equipment department.

"Chen Wenlong, call Zhang Liu."

As soon as he arrived at the equipment department, Xiao Ming said directly to Chen Wenlong.

Now Chen Qi is responsible for the production of the military workshop, and now the head of the craftsman of the equipment department has become Zhang Liu.

This Zhang Liu is the most skilled craftsman other than Chen Qi. It is for this reason that he was so nervous last time. After all, Zhang Liu is one of the pillars of the equipment department.

Zhang Liu, who smelled of steel, came soon. He was repairing the hydraulic forging hammer with the craftsmen just now. During this time, the steel workshop had been producing parts for the pulley crossbow. The workload was heavy, and the hydraulic forging hammer often had problems.

And the craftsmen who can repair the water conservancy forging hammer are also a few craftsmen who have participated in the manufacture of the equipment department.

"Your Highness." Zhang Liu wiped the sweat on his forehead and bowed.

Seeing Zhang Liu arrived, Xiao Ming said, "You immediately summon some excellent craftsmen from the equipment department. Now you are going to produce the tools for the lathe."

"Knife! Have you found the tungsten ore?" Zhang Liu said excitedly after hearing this.

Xiao Ming nodded and said to him: "Yes, Qian Dafu just told this king that this tungsten mine was discovered in Laizhou, and now you should start preparing the mold in advance."

"Great." Zhang's face was full of excitement.

A year ago, various types of lathes were placed in the water conservancy lathe workshop in Qingzhou, but because of the unqualified tools, these lathes were basically used to process wooden parts, but they were rarely used to produce steel parts, because a tool often Because cutting one piece of steel will be scrapped, and it comes and goes, the lathe workshop can't make any decent tools at all.

Later, because of the need to build the Galen ship, the lathe workshop was completely reduced to a woodworking factory.

But they've been looking forward to the day they'll be able to use these lathes, and if they can machine steel as well as wood parts, they're sure they'll be able to make something greater than a Galen boat.

"Don't be too happy, this king will tell you about the production process of this tungsten steel knife."

When all the twelve craftsmen involved in the production of tungsten steel were in place, Xiao Ming immediately began to teach them production techniques.

Xiao Ming was drawing and writing on the blackboard, and Zhang Liu's minds suddenly appeared in the image of tungsten steel production, as if they were there.

This kind of feeling didn't happen once or twice. Now they are used to it. In their opinion, this is what Xiao Ming said is very vivid, and they would never think that these paintings are full of technology spar.

"His Royal Highness, this time it's just for milling, boring, and drilling tools?"

"Yes, because these three types of lathes are basically able to produce our spare parts, and you can't chew more than you can chew. You should first understand how these three types of lathes process steel." Xiao Ming said.

Zhang Liu and others nodded their heads. The tools of these three lathes are different. The drill tool is just a drill bit similar to a cylinder, while the tools of milling machines and boring machines are very complicated. Can such a mold be accurately forged or not? question.

After teaching the three of them this time, Xiao Ming did not leave, and picked up a pen in the equipment department to draw the knife graphics, and also marked the size on the knife.

Since the announcement of unified weights and measures at the meeting, the Department of Instruments and the Military Workshop have first used scientific methods of measurement.

The dimensions of millimeters, centimeters, and meters have replaced the previous points and inches, making production more refined.

Now that the production of cutting tools is about to be carried out, the production of Qingzhou must enter the refined production, and the condition of the refined production is the precise size.

So before Zhang Liu could make the mold, he had to come up with a precise measuring tool.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ming asked Chen Wenlong to make him a compass.