"Meteorite fragments?" Jiang Ji lowered his head and glanced 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 it. Meteorites are a bit mysterious to ordinary people. However, he has studied a lot and knows that meteorites are rarely actually used. Yes, but since the new boss is interested, it might as well give it a try.
"Then I'll leave first. I'll leave the research institute to you. Also, the research process and results of this meteorite fragment cannot be disclosed to the outside world. If you find anything, please notify me as soon as possible." Su Jing stood up and said.
"Don't worry, boss." Jiang Ji nodded. After Su Jing left, Jiang Ji brought the white powder into the laboratory. He first tested the white powder and was surprised to find that the substance was not only hard, corrosion-resistant, and high-temperature resistant, but also exhibited unprecedented properties under high temperature and pressure. A solid polygonal structure that has never been recorded before.
Jiang Ji became very curious about this white powder. According to what Su Jing said, he tried adding it to the alloy. First, he added a trace amount to the titanium alloy. It was originally just a preliminary test, but he did not expect that the smelted titanium alloy would appear. A miraculous change.
"You guys should 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 performed the test very skillfully. When the test results came out, the two assistants couldn't believe their eyes and thought they had made a mistake.
"What's wrong?" Jiang Ji looked at the two assistants very strangely.
"Dr. Jiang, I'm sorry we made a mistake. Please test again." The two assistants said apologetically.
"You can get it wrong even if you test the intensity. Can you be more serious?" Jiang Ji said sternly. He had high expectations for these two talented master's students who had not graduated long ago, so he was extremely strict. .
"It's Dr. Jiang." The two assistants tested again, but the results were 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. It has a close-packed hexagonal lattice structure below 882°C, which is called alpha titanium; it has a body-centered cubic lattice structure above 882°C, which is called beta titanium.
Taking advantage of the different characteristics of the above two structures of titanium, adding appropriate alloying elements will 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 alloy, (α+β) alloy and β alloy. China is represented by TA, TC and TB respectively.
Among them, beta titanium alloy has the highest strength. To say that any titanium alloy is 1.5 times stronger than beta titanium alloy is simply nonsense.
Therefore, Jiang Ji didn't believe it and tested it himself, but the result was still the same.
"Dr. Jiang, this is amazing!"
"Dr. Jiang, have you invented a new alloy?"
Both assistants were very excited. Inventing a new alloy, even if they are not the inventor but just an assistant, is a glorious thing.
"Continue to test other parameters." Jiang Ji was extremely excited. He tested with his 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 α titanium. The alloy structure is more stable, has higher wear resistance, stronger oxidation resistance, and higher temperature resistance; at the same time, it is stronger and tougher than β alloy, and can be subjected to higher intensity heat treatment; its comprehensive properties are (α+ β) alloy more than 1.5 times. Simply put, this is 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 he was not proud at all, because he knew that this was not mainly due to himself.
"This new type of titanium alloy will definitely shock the world. Boss Jin, if he doesn't believe in Dr. Jiang's research, will regret it in the future. Boss Su just bought the research institute and encountered such a good thing. It's such good luck. ." The two master's students exclaimed excitedly.
"I'm afraid this isn't luck." Jiang Ji murmured in his heart, suddenly feeling that Boss Su was much more mysterious than he thought.
"Change the proportion and continue testing." Jiang Ji ordered, smelting by changing the content of white powder, and after adjusting various smelting methods, he studied for two days without sleep and food, and found that as the proportion of white powder increased, various parameters It can actually be increased. When the ratio is increased to 0.05%, the effect will be very weak if it is increased further. At this time, the comprehensive performance is already more than twice that of (α+β) alloy.
After the research was successful, Jiang Ji called Su Jing excitedly. After receiving the news, Su Jing was so excited that he gave Jiang Ji more white powder and ordered him to cooperate with the factory to smelt the alloy plates according to the design drawings and prepare to use this New alloys are used to strengthen the first floor of the building.
"Boss, what are you using to create so many alloy plates?" Jiang Ji asked doubtfully.
"It's for personal use, but don't worry, although this won't bring any income to the institute, your bonus will not be small," Su Jing said.
"I'm not worried about this, it's just a top priority. Shouldn't I think about making good use of this technology, either selling the patent to the country, or mass-producing it myself to make profits?" Jiang Ji said. He is actually not too greedy for money, but If the institute's profitability is good, then there is no need to worry about bankruptcy. Moreover, he hoped to see his mentor, who was quite disappointed with him, see the success of this research and be proud of himself again.
"Don't worry, just apply for a patent first. This patent has a big flaw, that is, the quantity of this kind of meteorite powder is limited and it is impossible to mass-produce it." Su Jing said.
"That's a problem." Jiang Ji frowned and forgot the key point in his excitement. "Boss, leave this problem to me. I'll see if I can find a replacement by studying the elemental composition and structure of this meteorite powder." substances, or artificially synthesize such substances.”
"Well, I'll leave it to you, but first I can smelt the alloy plates I need. I need them urgently."
"Okay." Jiang Ji nodded. Although he said that this new alloy plate was for Su Jing's personal use, he did not dare to neglect it. After all, Su Jing was his only life-saving straw at present. Moreover, strictly speaking, he invented this The main credit for the new alloy does not actually lie with him, but with the meteorite powder Su Jing gave him, it was also his right to use it for personal use.