“A major discovery!”
Professor Yu’s entire body was so excited that he could hardly contain himself.
There was no doubt that this was definitely a major discovery, although this discovery was not as significant as those milestone inventions, but, for China, for Chinese materials science, this discovery was simply too significant!
Professor Yu was holding the test chart in one hand and squeezing the little ball with the other, so excited that he could not contain himself.
Perhaps an innovative technology will benefit the scientific community or even the whole world, but it may not be as significant to China as the emergence of such a small piece of alloy.
For those high technologies, sometimes China may not be able to use them, and perhaps, it may be years or even a decade before they work.
However, the emergence of this alloy means that from now on, China has made a breakthrough in materials science, and many fields that it could not have ventured into can now be entered.
To take a simple example, foreign strategic weapons such as bombers or strategic transport aircraft can already cover the entire sky, but China does not even have its own large aircraft, which is certainly related to the adjustment of national strategic priorities, but ultimately, it is because the technology is not in place and cannot be developed.
The most important point in this is the material!
For example, the fighter jets, China’s own production of fighter jets, other engine life is not even half as long as some advanced countries fighter jets.
The lack of strength of the material accounts for a large part of the reason!
At the same time, the performance of an aircraft has a lot to do with the materials used to make it!
Not only aircraft, but also warships, aviation, aerospace, rockets and even spaceships – the more such top-notch technical fields, the more demanding the requirements for materials.
This is just the military side, if we extend it to the civilian sector, any industry related to metals, any industry with high requirements for material strength, cannot do without good materials.
If the material is not good, it will become the biggest bottleneck to its development.
For example, the most widely used excavators, bulldozers and other construction machinery, China’s demand is great, but these heavy construction machinery, but how can not compare with foreign imports.
To be fair, in these fields, in fact, China’s technology is not worse than those of foreign companies, and even the technology of some domestic heavy industry enterprises in some areas have exceeded foreign, standing at the top of the world, but the quality of machinery is not as good as foreign, this can not be denied.
Technology is good again and what is the use?
Without materials, all the technology, all the drawings can only become a pile of waste paper, that’s all.
Even if they are barely made, the quality will not be up to scratch, and in the end, the reputation will only get worse and worse.
But what would it be like if this alloy was added in?
Although Professor Yu had only initially tested some of the physical properties of this alloy, there was no doubt that the hardness of this alloy was truly staggering. In his lifetime of studying materials and machinery, Professor Yu had never seen such an outstanding alloy.
Perhaps some other untested aspects of this alloy will have flaws of one sort or another, but whatever the flaws are, just the two points of hardness and stability alone are enough to make a qualitative leap in China’s mechanical field!
“The value of this new alloy is immeasurable!” Professor Yu’s face, which already had some old age spots, was filled with excitement.
“Teacher, this alloy really has such a great value?” Hearing Professor Yu praise this alloy so highly, several students were more or less hesitant, “The properties of this alloy haven’t even been tested yet ……”
“Yes, it hasn’t been tested yet.”
Professor Yu nodded and said, “My evaluation, too, is for now, if we wait until all the other properties and indicators of this alloy have been tested, I might say that the importance of this alloy to China’s industry cannot be overestimated!”
After a pause, Professor Yu said, “Or in other words, ever since the birth of industry in China, apart from computers and standardised a*sembly line production, the emergence of this alloy is the greatest of all!”
Several students were stunned, they really did not expect that their teacher would give such a high rating to this alloy!
Professor Yu’s gaze was fixed on the little ball of alloy, not taking his eyes off it for a moment, but he was aware of the students’ reactions.
“Humph! You’ve been with me for more than two years, you’re about to become PhDs, so you’re just short-sighted, why have you forgotten the basics?” Professor Yu reprimanded.
“……”
Several students looked at each other, not knowing why the teacher suddenly criticized them.
Professor Yu said, “Have you forgotten the properties of the alloy? It has such extraordinary hardness and stability, and it is so light, what does this mean?”
Several students could not help but be slightly stunned, but in a flash, they all revealed a dazed look.
“Teacher, this means that if this alloy is used to make the equipment, its electrical and thermal conductivity should be very low, and the equipment will improve more than just its service life and quality, the safety factor will be greatly increased.” A student said.
“Exactly.”
Other students also nodded their heads, this was in line with the principle of the alloy.
However, Professor Yu glared at them and said in a deep voice, “You guys, I think you’ve all read too much! I’ve always stressed to you that you should live and learn, but it seems that you can’t learn!”
Several students looked embarra*sed, they had read stupidly, didn’t that mean they were all nerds?
“You guys are still not convinced?”
Professor Yu snorted coldly and said, “Let me tell you, with what we know about the properties of this alloy, if it enters into practical application, the production cost will be greatly reduced under the premise of ensuring product quality and longevity, which means that our Chinese products will have a competitiveness that others do not have.”
“Think about it, if the quality of Chinese industrial products or equipment is the same as or even better than the imported ones, but the price is much lower than the imported ones, do you think, is this competitive?” Professor Yu asked.
“Of course it is!”
Several students blurted out without hesitation.
If the quality of a domestic car is the same as or even better than a Mercedes-Benz or BMW, but the price is half that of the other, or even lower, only a fool would buy an imported car instead of a good one at a good price!
“So, do you think that the emergence of this little piece of alloy will be significant for the industrial sector of our country as a whole, as well as for the country’s economy?” Professor Yu asked, “Do you guys still think it’s an exaggeration now when I say that the value of this piece of alloy is immeasurable?”
“……”
Several students shook their heads thoughtfully, if we look at it from this aspect, instead of being exaggerated, Professor Yu’s words could be said to be very conservative.
The reason is that the application of the alloy is really too wide, from the space rocket spacecraft to some household equipment, all cannot be separated from the metal.
One could imagine what it would be like once this alloy was really put into practical application!
“Teacher, who made this alloy?” At this time, a student suddenly asked.
“……”
At once, Professor Yu was stunned, and it dawned on him that this piece of alloy was only found inadvertently in the clutter, and it was still unknown who had made it!
Who had made it?
Suddenly Professor Yu’s heart fluttered and he said, “Go and ask the staff on duty who left the clutter on the workbench.
One of the students rushed over, and without Professor Yu saying much, he understood how important this alloy really was.
So it was too important to find the person who had made this alloy.
After a few moments, that student came back: “Teacher, I asked, the duty officer said that only one person had come in this lab today, but she didn’t know what that person’s name was, she only knew that that person was specially approved by the old headmaster to let in ……”
Professor Yu was stunned: “Specially approved by the old headmaster?”
The student nodded and said, “Yes. Teacher, you also know that our lab only recognizes school cards or applications, and the staff on duty said that the person came in with the old headmaster’s work permit, so only the old headmaster’s name was left in the register ……”
“The old headmaster …… the old headmaster must know!” Without saying a word, Professor Yu turned around and headed out.
“By the way, you are free to conduct the experiment today.” After walking a few steps, Professor Yu dropped these words and walked out quickly without looking back, leaving behind a group of students who looked at each other in disbelief.
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“Ji Shao ……”
In the evening, Ding Weijian received a call from Ji Feng, which took him by surprise.
Although he had known Ji Feng for not too long, but after all, there was hardly any encounter between the two of them, now Ji Feng suddenly called, which made Ding Weijian a little surprised and at the same time a little confused, what did Ji Feng, a gentry, want to do with himself?
However, hearing that Ji Feng had asked himself out for dinner over the phone, Ding Weijian agreed after just a little thought.
Although he didn’t know what exactly Ji Feng wanted to do, but since Ji Feng had asked for it, this face could not be denied, besides, even if he didn’t see Ji Feng’s face, the captain’s face always had to be seen.
“Xiao Ding, how is your captain doing? Has he been criticised?”
The two of them met at a mid-range restaurant and asked for a private room, so they sat down and chatted while eating.
When Ding Weijian smiled, he couldn’t help but shake his head and said, “There was no criticism, but after our captain went back, she took the initiative to go to Bureau Gao’s office, seemingly to tell Bureau Gao that she did all those things.”
Ji Feng did not move and asked casually, “Then what did your High Bureau say?”
Ding Weijian said, “Our High Bureau’s reaction was also very strange, he surprisingly didn’t have a word of criticism, he just said that he knew about it and then let our captain go back ……”
Ji Feng then raised his eyebrows.