Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 791: Chapter 426: Listen to Me, Try Not to Be at a Loss!

Domestic turbine blade research and development are optimistic about the direction of single-crystal nickel because ’single-crystal’ is a new technology that allows the elements and atoms that make up the alloy to maintain a uniform direction, thereby enhancing the performance of the alloy. It is highly scientific.

The difference between single-crystal nickel alloy and ordinary alloy is that the nickel content in the former is higher.

Nickel has excellent plasticity and a high degree of polish and corrosion resistance. Many alloy-related studies have shown that a high content of nickel helps increase high-temperature resistance and strength.

In addition, an important reason for the domestic focus on the direction of single-crystal nickel is that the top turbine engine blades in the world are made of single-crystal nickel alloy.

The path ahead has been paved, and as long as one perseveres in moving forward, there will definitely be results.

The direction of nickel-iron alloy is common.

Nickel-iron alloy has not made any progress for many years and it remains the same product as decades ago.

If we differentiate between the direction of single-crystal nickel and nickel-iron alloy, one can say that single-crystal nickel represents the latest alloy technology and research direction, while nickel-iron alloy belongs to ’traditional’ technology.

The traditional seems to be phased out.

This time Zhao Yi is on the side of ’tradition’, not because he is not optimistic about the direction of single-crystal nickel, but because...

Trouble!

Applying for single-crystal nickel research is too much trouble, conducting single-crystal nickel research is also quite troublesome. The latest technology also means complexity; the process of ’single-crystal’ technology requires high-end equipment. Not to mention, starting research and development from DD5, he has to deal with the Metal Research Institute of the Science Academy. Whose results would it be once the research is successful?

After careful consideration, he genuinely thought improving the technology of nickel-iron alloy and enhancing the performance of the final alloy product based on current demand was completely sufficient without requiring ’extremely advanced’ technology.

This is also the simplest and easiest direction.

After Zhao Yi and Zhang Hongtao had agreed, they quickly expanded their research personnel. Shen Binghe was added to Zhao Yi’s team. Shen Binghe was the only person in Yanhua University who is related to alloy material research. Wang Zhifang was added to Zhang Hongtao’s team.

Thus, the research team consisted of four people - Zhao Yi, Shen Binghe, Zhang Hongtao, and Wang Zhifang.

They are the ’expert group’ visiting the 307 steel factory.

After the project was approved, Zhao Yi applied to visit the nickel-iron alloy turbine blade manufacturing process at the 307 steel factory. He received approval and submitted the list of participants.

The personnel approval process was quick, and the timing depended on the situation at the 307 steel factory.

...

The 307 Steel Factory.

Like other factories named by code, the 307 Steel Factory is purely military-backed and specializes in producing alloy materials for the military.

The 307 Steel Factory has a full set of production equipment and its research and development team. They have participated in many national defense and military projects, including fighter planes, submarines, tanks, and other military weapons. The factory’s influence can be found throughout the production process.

Although the 307 Steel Factory is state-owned and military-backed, the research and development department of the factory is somewhat awkward, especially the research teams for high-tech material development, which appear to be ’non-existent’.

The aerospace material research team is one example.

Decades ago, the steel and products produced by the 307 steel factory all came from its internal research and development team. They conducted their research and production. However, with the continuous advancement of technology, the capabilities of the aerospace material research team couldn’t satisfy the demands in the aerospace field. Therefore, the factory had no choice but to use the results from outside scientific institutions.

This made existence of the aerospace materials research team quite awkward.

If the production of materials in the aerospace field uses the results and direction of outside institutions, they become meaningless. The difficulty in keeping up with research is a fact; they have the best research conditions, but they do not have the ability to attract corresponding talents. ƒгeewёbnovel.com

The current leader of the aerospace materials research team, He Guilin, is always worrying about this. He fears that one day the steel factory will abolish the aerospace materials research team. The problem they face is that their team has not made a breakthrough in material research for several years.

Talent is the most important.

He Guilin hopes to have more experts in alloy materials join the factory’s aerospace materials research team, but unfortunately, most of the truly capable talents choose to work for research institutes in universities, science academies, or corporations. Without talent, it is even harder for their aerospace materials research team to achieve any results.

"Sigh~~"

He Guilin sat in his chair, looking at several failed research experiment reports in succession. His heart filled with helplessness and all he could do was sigh.

"Report!"

A voice came from the door.

"Come in!"

He Guilin said softly, and a staff member came in and handed over a document, "This is a document from above, they require your signature."

"Let me see."

He Guilin glanced at the document and found out that an ’expert group’ is coming to observe the manufacturing process of turbine blade materials.

He couldn’t help twitching at the corners of his mouth.

The material of the turbine blades is nickel-iron alloy, while outside institutions are researching single-crystal nickel alloy. Single-crystal nickel alloys are considered cutting-edge. The awkward part lies here; among his aerospace materials research team, there were no researchers who understood single-crystal technology. They also started research and development in the direction of single-crystal nickel, but after a start, they didn’t know how to continue.