"Perhaps in thirty or forty years, when we have reached the sixth or seventh generation of fighter aircraft, and we’re dealing with spacecraft-level machines, we will need to use these advanced manufacturing techniques. But right now, we don’t need to."
That was what Zhao Yi said seriously.
Wang Zhixin, Zhang Hongtao, and Shen Binghe suddenly looked at each other, all too overwheld to know what expressions to make.
"The requirent is only 2000 kelvins?"
"Isn’t 2000 kelvins already high? Most tals have a lting point of about 1000 kelvins! Alloys tolerate higher temperatures, but theoretically, alloys will only increase the original tal’s lting point by about 1000 kelvins."
"2000 kelvins is the upper limit!"
"We can et those conditions with a nickel-iron alloy? We won’t need single-crystal technology?"
If anyone else had said those things, Wang Zhixin would have wanted to retort instantly. However, faced with Zhao Yi, he was only able to suppress his doubts. At the sa ti, an idea crossed his mind.
Zhao Yi had given advice to He Guilin. If He Guilin followed that advice, and truly improved the performance of the final product, it would prove that Zhao Yi was not talking nonsense.
Otherwise...
This project indeed would have no future.
Counting on him to do research and developnt based on improving the K03A material used in the dostic engine turbine blades was utterly impossible.
...
Yanhua University.
After Zhao Yi and Shen Binghe returned from their tour, they began to set up the tal material lab. The lab didn’t need any new buildings because offices and conference rooms were already available. They rely needed to add a covered operation space that was large and open.
A space next to the Power Engineering Laboratory could be set aside. Zhao Yi personally looked over the site and simply decided to construct a large industrial shed-like operation space next to it. They only planned to get the lab running with so basic equipnt. Procedures such as high-temperature lting that required specialized equipnt could be carried out at the cooperating tal composite material lab.
Yanhua University also supported the establishnt of the tal material lab. The school and departnt not only approved the offices and operational space directly but also specially allocated one million for the expenses.
Those in the know found it amusing.
Mainly because of the na.
tal Material Lab? Wasn’t that the na of Shuanghang’s alloy material lab?
Just lacking the compound part...
A few professors and teachers from the Power Engineering and chanical Engineering departnts, as well as departnt leaders, ca to advise Zhao Yi to change the na subtly. However, Zhao Yi was very firm about the na.
"Just call it that!"
"I used this na when applying for the project, what’s it going to be if I change it?"
"As long as there’s no duplication, it’s fine!"
The people present could only pull wry smiles. They didn’t understand the details, but they knew that the reason for the project’s approval definitely had sothing to do with Zhao Yi, not the lab.
Even if Zhao Yi didn’t apply under the lab’s na, the project would still have a high probability of being approved.
Many people started to envy Shen Binghe.
Shen Binghe was just a newly appointed associate professor. His rank was only a bit higher than ordinary lecturers, but because the material major was newly established, he beca the highest-ranked mber. Suddenly, he had a lab with a multimillion investnt. From his perspective, you could say that he reached the zenith of his work environnt instantly.
Among other people’s envy, Shen Binghe felt significant pressure. He didn’t need to engage in research for the ti being, but he certainly needed to build the lab, purchase and install equipnt, coordinate space, deal with various certifications, and so on. It was a big pile of things that he had to handle alone.
Shen Binghe was overwheld with tasks daily. He felt enormous pressure, so he went to Zhao Yi in helplessness.
Zhao Yi listened, feeling surprised, he retorted, "Why don’t you hire soone? You’re managing everything alone? With this many tasks, how can you manage? You’d be delaying progress even if you could."
"Isn’t it about saving money?" Shen Binghe explained with a bitter smile, "Even purchasing equipnt requires thought, like so around one hundred thousand, you could save thousands from comparing prices."
"Money is not important, progress is!"
Zhao Yi said earnestly, "The lab matters should be settled within a week, no matter the cost. And the sa goes for other things. What I need is velocity, not to save money."
"Ah? That urgent?" Shen Binghe was a bit surprised.
He thought he was considering the project, saving so fund for the lab would make the project more relaxed, and spending a bit more ti wouldn’t matter much.
Zhao Yi shook his head, speaking sternly, "You need to keep up with the progress, understand? We are cooperating with Zhang Hongtao’s team, but we can’t let them do everything. Otherwise, it won’t be a collaboration. We must be able to complete so basic experintal work; this is the most important thing."
"But..."
Shen Binghe hesitated for a mont and said, "This project requires a lot of ti, right? At least one or two years—"
"Who told you that?"
Zhao Yi frowned and said, "One or two years? I wish I could start the research right now. Who can wait that long? Finalize the lab as soon as possible, discuss it with Zhang Hongtao’s team, and we can start imdiately. I’ve already decided on how to proceed. Ti is of the essence. Don’t worry about funds or lack of them. As long as it doesn’t involve large-scale equipnt or other insurmountable issues, the faster, the better, OK?"
Shen Binghe nodded fervently, "OK!"
Zhao Yi spoke sowhat sternly to Shen Binghe, but he was indeed quite worried and felt a sense of urgency.
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