Chapter 188 New Technology
Li Qingye in Luzon was actually very clear about the salvage and research of B43.
But he did not intervene, and let his subordinates and professionals handle the matter.
After all, the Sapiens Company now has four control areas. If he, as the chairman, has to do everything himself, he won't be able to handle it even if he has a super brain.
Otherwise, why would he recruit soldiers and horses?
Just for decoration?
If you have subordinates, you should let them work. His core job is to control the general direction and scientific research. There is no need for him to do the specific things himself.
At this time he was studying nanotechnology, or more precisely bionanotechnology.
In fact, the structures of organisms and organic materials are various nanostructures in the microscopic world .
For example, silk, spider silk, abalone shells, etc. are typical nanostructured materials.
Li Qingye is interested in research in this area, mainly because he developed cell directed development technology and bio-mineralization induction technology when he was researching biochips before.
After in-depth integration and improvement of these technologies, he has developed a series of new bio- nanomaterials.
Including the low-temperature glass and iron bamboo materials that were previously tried out, they are actually an attempt at this technology.
Recently, Li Qingye collected a special sea snail, the scaly-foot snail, from near the underwater hot springs in the Ceylon Ocean via a submarine.
From the genetic sequence of the scaly-foot snail, he discovered a special genetic sequence that can enrich metal elements and form a nano-iron sulfide layer.
Through genetic recombination technology, Li Qingye combined some of the dominant genes from corals, scaly-foot snails, seafloor hydrothermal vent bacteria, and metal mining bacteria to create biological high-manganese steel.
In a special cultivation tank in the laboratory.
A patch of coral is growing slowly.
Several experimental assistants pressed the drainage system of the cultivation pool, and the nutrient solution in the cultivation pool was immediately sucked dry, and then the automatic transportation system was started.
The wheels at the bottom of the breeding pool began to move slowly towards the elevator.
Through the elevator, we arrived at the experimental area on the upper floor.
Here, the four baffles of the breeding pool are opened, revealing layers of grayish-white corals, each layer of which is 2 centimeters thick.
The emery water jet quickly separated the coral structure layer by layer. Finally, the top layer was put back into a new breeding pool because the genetically modified coral polyps were still there, and then sent to the experimental area below for further cultivation.
The coral structure layers that were cut down are as many as 20 layers, each layer is 2 cm thick and 100 cm long and wide.
Sending these plates into the acid hydrolysis tank can decompose the coral calcification layer on the surface of the coral plates, revealing the dark gray biological high manganese steel plates inside.
The strength of this board is incredibly high. Due to its low-temperature synthesis, each crystal lattice is at the nanoscale and is neatly arranged.
Its strength is 3.72 times that of ordinary high manganese steel, its hardness is 1.43 times, its corrosion resistance is 3.21 times, and its energy consumption is about 23-27% of that of ordinary steel.
This kind of strength, hardness and corrosion resistance is more than enough to be used as raw material for precision equipment.
In addition to bio-high manganese steel, there are also bio-molybdenum steel and bio-titanium steel. The former is resistant to high temperature and wear, while the latter is lightweight, corrosion-resistant and highly bio-affinity.
In addition, the alloy material produced in this way has another advantage, which is that it reduces secondary processing and can be formed in one step.
Biosynthetic alloys are additive in nature.
Today's finishing is generally subtractive machining.
These two processing methods bring different effects and costs.
As for who is better or worse, it depends on the technical level of both sides.
For example, additive 3D printing technology currently finds it difficult to compete with traditional subtractive processing in the field of metal processing.
However, Li Qingye's biosynthetic material technology is different. After all, it has achieved ultra-precise growth at the nano level, and the technology is obviously at a higher level.
Li Qingye with the help of his assistant.
Place a steel plate marked with No. 53 on the high temperature resistance test platform.
“Start heating it up!”
"Yes, boss!" the assistant pressed the switch.
Suddenly, on the high temperature resistant testing platform , an electric heating system similar to an electric arc furnace began to fully heat the steel plate.
Time slips away every second.
The heating temperature on the platform is also rising steadily.
500 degrees Celsius...
800 degrees Celsius...
1200 degrees Celsius...
But the steel plate showed no signs of melting.
It was not until the temperature was raised to 3736 degrees Celsius that the steel plate began to deform slightly, but still did not melt.
Then the temperature was raised again to 5122 degrees Celsius, at which point the steel plate finally melted, but not completely. Part of it remained in lumps, like viscous magma.
Finally, the temperature reached 5506 degrees Celsius, and the molten steel became like boiling water.
The assistant held the biological plate and recorded this series of experimental data.
Next is repeated heating and cooling experiments at 500 degrees Celsius, 1000 degrees Celsius, 1500 degrees Celsius, and 2000 degrees Celsius.
The patients were also divided into control groups for whole-body heating, single-side heating, and local heating.
This alloy is bio-nano molybdenum-manganese steel.
However, this material is not the ultimate high-temperature resistant material. The real high-temperature resistant material still depends on ceramic-based composite materials.
In this regard, Li Qingye is also working on it through biosynthesis.
By adding some carbon, molybdenum and titanium, a series of bio-nanoceramics is formed. Currently, some varieties can grow bio-nanoceramics with a melting point of 5637 degrees Celsius and a boiling point of 5912 degrees Celsius.
Why does Li Qingye pay so much attention to the research and development of materials?
The reason is that Zhiren Company's precision processing technology is very backward. Not to mention catching up with Europe and the United States, it is not even comparable with Chinese companies.
With the processing technology and equipment from the last century, no matter how powerful the supercomputers and engineers are, they can't do anything without the right ingredients.
Therefore, materials become the only option for overtaking on the curve.
As long as the materials are good enough, you can definitely do what you want with all your might.
The engine isn't good enough, is it?
Directly reach ultra-high temperature explosion.
Not accurate enough?
Then compensate with hardness and strength.
Design backward?
Hard pile of material.
This is like a chef cooking. The other person’s cooking skills are very strong and he can turn ordinary food into something magical; then I will just use top-quality ingredients and cook with the simplest methods.
The advantage of Zhiren Company is the low-cost production of materials. These top-quality materials can be sold at very low prices, so even if the processing technology is not good, the results will be similar.
For example, some time ago, the Hongsavady Development Group purchased an old MiG-25 fighter production line from Sukhoi Aviation Corporation of Russia through product exchange.
Sukhoi, which took over the legacy of MiG, did not care too much about this outdated thing. It refurbished the sealed production line and sold it to the Development Group at a loss.
Zhiren Company previously purchased the MiG-25 production line through a vest because it was attracted by the stainless steel design of the MiG-25.
This is not a joke.
Due to the use of a large amount of stainless steel materials, the MiG-25's body weight accounts for too large a proportion, resulting in very high fuel consumption, mediocre range, and short engine life.
However, this shortcoming is not a problem at all for the Sapiens company.
Any of the new materials developed by Li Qingye can completely transform the MiG-25.
By then, the upgraded MiG-25 will probably not be much worse than the Rafale among the fighter jets currently in service in the world.
