Chapter 157 - Chapter 157: Single Crystal Metals That Have Increased 10 Times In Price

Single crystal!Whether it is single crystal copper or other single crystal metals.Can it be artificially refined?The answer is yes, but with the current refining technology, it is as difficult as ascending to heaven. Generally, single crystal metals are formed by nature, and artificial refining is also a coincidence. The quantity is so small that it is negligible, or it simply does not exist.The difficulty is beyond your imagination.Under this premise, it can be seen that it is precious. If we talk about their value, we can refer to the value of rare precious metals.Just like the world's most precious metal, rhodium!In fact, rhodium is the existence of single crystals, but not all single crystals. It is like a rhodium mine, in which a large part is single crystals, and a part is non-single crystals, which are polluted or mixed with other elements.This is why it is expensive!For example, the current price of rhodium is very scary, reaching 320,000/kg, and the unit is still US dollars. If you calculate it, plus the exchange rate, then 1 ton of rhodium will exceed 3.4 billion.To put it bluntly, if you own 1 ton of rhodium, then congratulations, you can achieve financial freedom. Don't be ridiculous about the small goal mentioned by the richest man Wang. One ton of rhodium is equivalent to 34 small goals.And the other way around.Previously, Zhang Heng's super pure copper, 58 million/1 ton, is infinitely close to the existence of single crystal copper. If it goes one step further and reaches the level of single crystal copper, 1 ton will increase tenfold, that is, 580 million/1 ton, which should be no problem.From the price, it is not difficult to see how rare single crystals are."To be honest, I'm not sure either!"Zhang Heng shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I know the answer you want, but... I can't give you any answer in this regard. The only thing I can say is that I will work hard and I will try. As for whether it will succeed, it is really too difficult.Mining ships can definitely process and refine single crystal metals, but he himself estimated that it would take until it reached its heyday, that is, mining ships that were not damaged and intact, to be able to refine them.Now!Don't even think about it, otherwise, single crystal metals will be worthless. Even if the mining ship comes from a high-tech civilization, he dares to conclude that processing and refining it into single crystals is not as easy as imagined.Silence, still silence.Maybe the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.Full of hope, but getting such an uncertain result, no one can accept it for a while.But they are all industry insiders, professionals, and top experts and scholars in this field. How can they not know the difficulty?It's just that Zhang Heng gave them too much hope. Super pure copper is infinitely close to single crystal copper. They originally thought that it was only half a step away, and they also knew that this half step was difficult to take. It is always half a step less than one step away, right?Reality shattered all hopes in one fell swoop.I was in a very low mood."Everyone... Industry is constantly progressing, and it also needs the help of countless people. It is impossible to have everything in one step. It always takes a process, even if this process may take a long time."Old Chu was the first to recover from disappointment and comforted everyone: "Now Zhang Heng has taken out high-quality carbon steel, pure copper that is infinitely close to single crystal copper, and as far as I know, there is also tin that is infinitely close to single crystal tin.Although the quantity is a little less, it is also very rare.""We should be satisfied. It has come to this point, which is already very rare. If we have higher expectations, it would be too much. We old guys can still play our residual heat. If a young person takes everything first, where will our old faces be?""Shouldn't we learn from the young people and say: Have we been living like dogs all these years?"Mr. Chu finally made a joke to liven up the atmosphere."Haha... Actually, there is no need to wait until later. I can say now that I have really lived like dogs for the past 70 years. I can't compare to you, I can't compare to you.""Yes, I have been studying in the field of materials for most of my life, and one foot has stepped into the coffin. I thought I could be proud of my achievements, and I should be proud of them, but now... it's just like that."Haha... The disciple is better than the master, young people should be better than us, so that we can have hope.""What I said... Our next generation is not worse than us. I can say this now, and I will not accept any rebuttal. Whoever dares to refute, I will fight him to the death."Hahaha!""Hahaha!"All of a sudden, hearty laughter rang out in the small conference room. The lively atmosphere was over, and the feeling of loss was receding."Everyone, don't praise me too much, I'm afraid it will hurt more if I fall!" Zhang Heng even bowed his hands, meaning to beg for mercy."Hahaha!""Hahaha!"This time, the laughter was even louder than before. It was at this time that they felt that Zhang Heng was a young man. Before, they had vaguely regarded Zhang Heng as their same generation, or a generation higher than them, that is, their predecessor.But then again, as the saying goes, there is no age limit for learning, and the one who has achieved success comes first!In the same field, if you have made achievements and are higher than others, regardless of age, you can be a teacher.This aspect has always existed in the field of scientific research. Of course, there are also a large number of narrow-minded people who rely on their seniority and seniority to suppress you..Okay, let's get back to the point!"Mr.Chu waved his hand.Perhaps he was not the most senior person present, but the superiors clearly stated that he was the leader of this trip, so he had the obligation and responsibility to stand up and preside over the meeting: "All kinds of materials, especially alloys, we know that your Hengyuan Mining Group has always wanted to go deeper in this area, so do you have any plans for titanium alloys and aluminum alloys?"There is nothing wrong with asking this.It also starts with the composition of their team on this trip. The real two teams are actually Cheng Fei and Shenfei Group. Others were added later. "Finally, this team became so large.And as we all know.(OK) The biggest application of titanium alloys and aluminum alloys in the aviation field is the fuselage of fighter jets, because these two alloys are relatively light, much lighter than steel.It is a team mainly composed of two major aircraft groups, so it is natural to ask about this alloy."Mr. Chu, I can give you a positive answer to your question. "Zhang Heng smiled lightly, very confident: "I had a plan for titanium alloy several months ago, and my plan is based on my research.But you also know that there are some results in the research, but to realize it, a lot of work needs to be done, at least some related experimental statements need to be done.""At the same time, even if it is completed in the laboratory, there are many difficulties in quantifying them, but it is not as difficult as imagined."Zhang Heng seemed to be answering the wrong question and was ambiguous.This is it!Mr. Chu is not going to do it, and there are signs of being angry.