Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 736: Chapter 405: Firmly Refusing to Be a Tool Man! _2

These two pieces of information greatly surprised the personnel responsible for alloy material research. freewēbnoveℓ.com

Their research had just started, but nearly a month had passed. The only accomplishment they had made was the collection of basic characteristic data, with no other progress.

That was quite normal.

Research on alloy materials is extremely difficult. To imitate a piece of high-tech steel is so difficult that it is ’almost impossible to complete’ – it is even more difficult than researching a new kind of steel.

It is precisely for this reason that Zhang Hongtao’s successful research on satellite alloy materials amazed many people.

Now that Zhao Yi and Zhang Hongtao had worked together for just over a day, they not only determined the characteristic classification of the steel but also confirmed the metal elements it contained, which was very surprising.

However, no one doubted it.

People from the alloy materials department know Zhang Hongtao’s research, and they know he was doing research with Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi also played a significant role; both of them are genuine experts. Their analysis is unquestionable, at least not by them.

In fact, the imitation of deck steel was just one research direction for the alloy materials department. They did not put all their chips on imitation, as imitation might not be easier than the development of new steel.

Some of them even thought it would be impossible and had already given up mentally.

For example, Zhu Yousheng.

As the head of the alloy materials department, Zhu Yousheng had extensive experience researching alloy materials. He knew the difficulty of replicating top alloy materials and thought it impossible to achieve from the start. Inviting Zhang Hongtao over was just for a ’hope.’

Now, the high efficiency of Zhang Hongtao and Zhao Yi working together gave Zhu Yousheng new hope.

A group of people arrived at the entrance of the operation room and saw Zhao Yi standing at a distance, watching Zhang Hongtao’s operation. He seemed to be in a ’rather leisurely’ state, so they simply went straight in.

"Any progress?" Zhu Yousheng casually asked as he approached.

Zhao Yi turned his head to look at the group of people and raised his hand to greet Ma Mingwei and Ying Shaowen, then said, "We just discussed the roles of adding chromium and molybdenum elements."

"We both think that adding chromium and molybdenum in Ni-Co type steel mainly produces a dispersion-strengthening effect during tempering."

"In other words, this piece of steel may have had chromium and molybdenum added at the beginning, rather than at the end; these two elements were already present in the material at the initial stage of production."

Zhu Yousheng listened and pursed his lips, asking, "How did you determine that?"

"We made an inference based on properties, so as I said, ’maybe’." Zhao Yi said seriously.

Zhu Yousheng nodded slightly upon hearing that.

Others also heard the conversation between the two, and Huang Hongwei chimed in, "Is it all speculation? What if the speculation is wrong?"

"Who is this?" Zhao Yi looked over with a puzzled expression.

"Huang Hongwei, Academician Huang!" Zhu Yousheng did a brief introduction but spoke in a very flat tone, without even a hint of enthusiasm.

Before Zhao Yi could say anything, Sun Jie from the alloy materials department explained on his behalf, "Academician Huang, it’s like this. In our research on alloy steel, we have to try every method. There can’t be a detailed theoretical basis in manufacturing methods."

"If there is a reason for a method, no matter what the reason is, we will try it. Even if there is no reason, we will still give it a try."

"That’s right!"

Ma Mingwei spoke bluntly, "Isn’t this just trying to find a way to create it? We will definitely try if we can. Who needs theoretical support? Material engineering and automation are different." After he finished speaking to Huang Hongwei, he added, "However, Academician Huang, I think you should consult with Zhao Yi. He is a computer expert, and automation can’t be separated from computers, right?"

Huang Hongwei asked a question and was pushed back by several people, making him feel like a layman. He just smiled and remained silent.

At that moment, Zhang Hongtao finished his experiment and came over, discussing the recently verified data with Zhao Yi and Zhu Yousheng, focusing on possible manufacturing methods.

Their discussion was highly professional.

Most of the time, it was Zhang Hongtao and Zhu Yousheng speaking, while Zhao Yi listened. However, whenever he occasionally added a comment, it always touched on the most critical points and was very professional.

This surprised the others, and they couldn’t help but think, "It turns out that Zhao Yi also knows about alloy materials."

"Listen, it’s so professional!"

"Zhang Hongtao and Zhu Yousheng seem to listen to Zhao Yi a lot, and there is even someone specially recording the conversation. Looking at Zhu Yousheng, it seems the discussion is very significant, no wonder..."

They discussed for a little while. frёeweɓηovel.coɱ

Zhu Yousheng finally realized there were other people present, all of whom were Zhao Yi’s ’competitors.’ However, he still showed the attitude of a host, taking the group to the office.

When they reached the office, Ma Mingwei and Ying Shaowen finally had the chance to speak. They didn’t just want Zhao Yi’s help; they also hoped he would join their research and development team.

Ma Mingwei said, "Academician Zhao, I have always saved a special expert position for you in our team. We only have one."

"We have one too!"

Ying Shaowen argued, "Academician Zhao, come to our engine team, and let’s design the highest-end large engines together. Think about it, in the future, aircraft carriers and warships will all have power systems developed by us as their core..."