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Chapter 63: There are difficulties, but we must find another way

Wang Yuanchao threw the design drawings on the table.

And his assistant, researcher Liu Hongchang complained.

Liu Hongchang heard the noise and hurried in.

Seeing his director's look, he didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and cooperated cautiously.

"Director, what's wrong with you? Who made you angry again?"

"So angry?"

"Calm down first. No matter what, you don't need to start swearing. Besides, if you really want to swear, you should call yourself. I don't have the courage to do it even if you really let me call."

As he spoke, he sorted out the design drawings.

This is important confidential material and cannot be lost.

Besides, he couldn't afford to offend those bigwigs in the Military Department!
A gold star falling from someone's shoulder can destroy his ancestral grave.

Only someone with Mr. Wang's qualifications can compete with them.

For a nobody like me, I'd better just stay away from the crowd and do nothing!

"Just tell me whether they should be scolded or not!"

"Look at the indicators and requirements they put forward. Is it possible for a human being to do such a thing?"

Wang Yuanchao blew his beard and glared.

He looked like he was about to roll up his sleeves and fight someone.

"I'm going to put my words here today!"

"I can't do it. I can't do it at all!"

"How can the outer armor be so strong? I can't make it anyway. Either ask them to change the design or let them find the materials themselves!"

"Can't they? I'll see if they can find the materials!"

to be frank!
The data indicators above.

When Liu Hongchang first saw it, he was also shocked and knew the difficulty of it.

However, he also knew that such a request was obviously not something that could be decided by one or two people on a whim.

According to some confidential information, the new M1 tank in the United States seems to have made great progress again, and the top leaders are also under pressure to seek breakthroughs.

Liu Hongchang quickly smiled bitterly and tried to persuade him.

"Director, you are joking again. All domestic production lines that produce high-strength composite steel are registered with us. We can't even find the right special steel, let alone over there!"

The Air Force seeks composite materials that are lightweight, strong, radar-resistant, and extremely high and low temperature-resistant, and feature-rich.

The situation is different in the army. High-strength steel is widely used in marching armored vehicles and armored tanks.

Many production lines of reliable high-end steel materials are developed internally by their military industry, and then the industrial chain is built and decentralized to the middle and lower reaches.

This is what is generally known: first military use, then civilian use.

"Have the trial production results of the latest carburized composite steel from the Materials Research Institute been released?"

Wang Yuanchao also knew that it was useless to vent his anger here.

Finally, we have to find a solution.

Anyway, this kind of thing has happened more than once or twice.

Next, we can only wait and see whether there are any breakthroughs in the progress of the Materials Research Institute.

Then they try harder.

Maybe there is still some hope.

"Director, the last time the research institute failed in its trial production was less than three months ago. The reason was that the process and chemical reagents were unstable under high temperature and high pressure. The process is still being improved in the most recent cycle. It is estimated that it will be difficult to get results in a short time."

Liu Hongchang explained.

"Hey!"

"Nothing goes well!"

After Liu Hongchang's words came out, Wang Yuanchao could only sigh.

If there is no breakthrough in materials, they will be really helpless.

Although special steel is not as difficult and complicated to research and develop as aviation carbon fiber, it is after all a mature industrial chain that has been around for many years.

It is not a project that can achieve breakthroughs just by doing so.

Besides, domestic senior officials do not attach that much importance to this. Once the progress is stagnant and a few failures hit confidence, the research and development funds allocated will become less and less every year.

"I heard that the materials research and development laboratory in the United States has developed depleted uranium alloy!"

"If we had this technology, the strength of our armor could be taken to a higher level!" Wang Yuanchao suddenly muttered.

Depleted uranium is a by-product of the nuclear fuel production process and was originally nuclear waste, but the United States has developed and reused it. The depleted uranium alloy produced is formed into a mesh structure, which is then embedded in a steel matrix to make armor blocks.

Finally it was embedded into the tank hull and evolved into depleted uranium armor.

Technology and actual combat have proven that depleted uranium armor is almost the most bulletproof composite armor in the world.

Similar depleted uranium bullets were also born from this, with higher penetration and strength and toughness than tungsten alloy cores.

The United States naturally keeps this technology highly confidential.

At this stage.

China is still in the exploratory stage for the smelting, heat treatment and manufacture of depleted uranium alloys and armor blocks. The difficulty of developing this technology is no less than that of aviation carbon fiber.

It is not possible to realize this technology in a short time.

We can only find another way.

"Director, you are joking again."

Liu Hongchang didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

In his opinion, this matter was simply a fantasy.

But then again, the United States always manages to take the lead and monopolize emerging materials.

These are all innate advantages.

after all.

The United States was one of the first countries to rise during the Industrial Revolution.

The foundation of various industries is extremely strong.

The development of domestic industry has actually only been going on for a few decades.

It is not easy to catch up to this level now.

Every step along the way is the result of the blood, sweat and hard work of the older generation.

Their generation is also a link between the past and the future, and they need to work hard and make progress in order to maintain this momentum of catching up.

Ensure that China's gap in industrial development will not widen.

Even say, narrow the gap.

"By the way, Director, I have a question, but I don't know if I should ask it or not?"

Liu Hongchang seemed to have suddenly thought of something.

"Just ask if you have anything to say!"

Wang Yuanchao raised his head and gave him a strange look.

I thought to myself, this student of mine is so hesitant when asking a question.

"Do you think that Russia has developed special steel that can rival the outer armor layer?"

Liu Hongchang couldn't help but think of it.

after all.

There is a lot of industrial cooperation between China and Russia.

Plus that special history.

Generally speaking, when China encounters any technical difficulties, the first thing it thinks of is to refer to Russia.

"What about Big Hair?"

Wang Yuanchao was stunned for a moment, then thought about it seriously.

“It might be possible!”

"But even if there is, it can only be close to the level of the United States at best. It should be impossible to surpass it!"

Wang Yuanchao said.

Today, the domestic industrial chain is very developed and has the most complete industrial chain in the world.

In this regard, Russia cannot compare with China.

Some steel and products made by Chinese companies can even be used for military purposes in small and medium-sized countries.

There was a news some time ago that a gas cylinder produced by a Chinese company was actually purchased by a small country and modified into a rocket, which was actually a good rocket.

No other reason.

The quality of the steel produced by Chinese companies is really excellent.

(End of this chapter)