Chapter 107 (1/2)

Chapter 107: Borrow to copy

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A Catia2 3D processing software claimed that a s.p.a.ce shuttle would be able to be created just by basing on the designs there. Naturally, a non-professional like Zhou Jian couldn’t understand it. Of course, it dId not matter if Zhou Jian couldn’t understand. All he has to do is just to pack the stuff away.

In addition to the design drawings, there is also a doc.u.ment that Zhou Jian couldn’t make out the file type. The file name is “New HY80 (1200MPa). Special steel processing principle.”

Zhou Jian’s heart suddenly jumped when he saw the file name. My goodness. 1200MPa!

Although Zhou Jian’s a liberal arts student, but his science and engineering knowledge is very good. It was his childhood dream to become an admiral and then drove an aircraft carrier to quell Hokkaido. Of course, if he had the chance, he could incidentally engage with Russia, the United States, and others.

As he grew up, he slowly began to realize that this dream was not only impractical, but a bit naive. There was a saying …… learn from the foreigners in order to gain command of them.

j.a.panese, Americans, Europeans. They all have something that’s worth for China to learn from. Instead of basking in YY dreams, it’s better to cheer ourselves up. It starts from oneself, improves the quality of the people and makes vigorous effort to catch up.

Of course, there so many places in present day China that made Zhou Jian angry. This was something he’s incapable of changing. But in any case, the blood of the Chinese nation flow within his body.

Although he no longer a dreamed of driving an aircraft carrier to quell Hokkaido, but Zhou Jian’s interest in the military was not reduced. He knew a lot about the aircraft carrier. The so-called new HY80 (1200MPa) special steel process. It is the production of the aircraft carrier deck material.

Many alleged that the aircraft carrier is just a slightly larger and slightly stronger boat. It wasn’t that China couldn’t make one, but taking into account military spending and that it is now at peace, there’s no need to make one.

In fact, the Chinese government is not short of money, A light aircraft carrier production cost only 10USD (tl: there’s mistake in raw here 10美元 = 10USD), while the production cost of a giant aircraft carrier is only $5 billion. As for maintenance cost, even a small country like Thailand was able to support it, let alone China? As for Chinese military fans, they were slighted that Thailand was able to support a light aircraft carrier. They said that China with its strength and isn’t able to support was something hard to convince the public with. For such a small amount of money, it could be replaced as long as those states official had fewer banquets and functions.

China couldn’t make aircraft carriers was due to technical reasons. The first is that the steel material must be able to withstand the huge impact of aircraft taking off and landing. So, it requires a very high yield strength.

The yield strength is the strength limit that the part can withstand. Anything beyond this strength will cause permanent deformation and there’s no way restore. The unit for this is MPa (MPa).

For countries like Russia and the United States, their special steel yield strength reaches over 1000MPa or more while China only pa.s.sed over 400 a few years ago. For the special steel with a yield strength of 1000MPa or more, Russia and the United States will not export out. Even if they will export, it will absolutely not be exported to China. Even if China wanted to build aircraft carriers, it didn’t have the material.

At this time, the material on the computer, this new HY80 has a yield strength that reaches 1200MPa. Once the material reaches over 1000MPa, each little improvement was faced with enormous technical difficulties because there’s only so few metal elements. Just by adjusting the type of metals and the ratio and technological process, how much of a terror a 1200MPa special steel is can be imagined.

This is just a doc.u.ment but its value is immeasurable!