Material Empire

After comforting Li Linguang, who was dreaming of getting rich, Qin Hai held back his smile and drove back to Pingyuan. What he finds funny is that a person like Li Linguang, who is out of the world, has gotten into the eyes of money so quickly. I really don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing. It seems that as the saying goes, there is no one in this world who cannot be tempted, the key is whether the temptation is big enough.

There is still one month before the International Farming Equipment Expo mentioned by Cui Hongchun, and it is enough for Li Linguang and Yue Kun to improve their equipment. The equipment manufactured before can already be used in actual production. Qin Hai plans to notify Ning Zhongying tomorrow to send someone to bring the equipment back to Qingfeng Factory and start mass production of upgraded rotary tillage blades.

The jeep drove into the steel factory, and Qin Hai saw bright lights everywhere in the factory area, the roar of rolling mills could be faintly heard in the workshop, and all the workers coming and going were in a hurry, a scene of busy production.

Since Shen Changping was demoted to Luoshan Power Supply Station, Chengguan Power Supply Station has a new director. When he took office, he first visited the steel factory and repeatedly emphasized that he would do everything possible to ensure the power supply of the steel factory. During this period of time, the power supply of the iron and steel plant was indeed very stable. Even when the power supply of the whole county was insufficient and some enterprises needed to be cut off, the power of the iron and steel plant was fully guaranteed. The idea is to use this crisis to win a special status for the steel factory.

Because it was already late at the factory, Qin Hai didn't go to the office, but drove the car directly to the door of his house, then locked the car and walked home. As soon as he walked downstairs, he heard chatter and laughter coming from the house, which seemed to be mixed with some Linxi province accents.

Who's here? Qin Hai pushed open the door and asked with a smile.

Director Qin, you're back! We were worried that you wouldn't come back today. A man stood up from the sofa, walked towards Qin Hai with a smile, and stretched out his hands two or three steps away.

Oh, it's Big Brother Liu, why are you here! Qin Hai recognized that the person in front of him was Liu Shuo from the Quwu Jianxing Coal Mine, and he was the eldest among the mine accident orphans taken care of by the old mine manager Sha Renyuan.

More than a year ago, Qin Hai went to Quwu to buy coal, and was moved by Sha Renyuan. He spent hundreds of thousands of yuan and jointly established a brother ceramics factory with Sha Renyuan. Liu Shuo was appointed as the director of the ceramics factory. long. For more than a year, Qin Hai has been busy, and he has been communicating with Liu Shuo through phone calls and letters. At the first meeting, he really didn't recognize him.

When talking on the phone in the past, Qin Hai knew that Sha Renyuan had passed away due to illness. Liu Shuo and others kept Sha Renyuan's instructions in mind and worked hard to run the ceramic factory. Under Qin Hai's technical guidance, the ceramics factory is operating well. Last year, it achieved self-finance and is expected to make hundreds of thousands of yuan in profits this year.

Brother Liu, why didn't you call first? If I knew you were coming today, I would have been waiting for you in Pingyuan. Qin Hai said apologetically while shaking hands with Liu Shuo.

Director Qin is too polite. We haven't been able to buy train tickets, so we can't set a time. A middle-aged woman who followed Liu Shuo and stood up also stepped forward to shake Qin Hai's hand and smiled. Said. Qin Hai recognized that she was also one of those orphaned miners, her name was Huang Yanling, and now she was the deputy director of the ceramics factory, mainly in charge of internal management affairs.

Old Liu and the others are too polite. They got off the train at Pingyuan Railway Station and didn't call our factory. They walked all the way with so many things on their backs. In fact, if they make a call, I will send The car is going to pick them up. Qin Minghua said from the side.

Liu Shuo, Huang Yanling and two other workers came from Linxi by train. After arriving in Pingyuan, they found out all the way to the steel factory. When he came into the factory to ask, he found out that Qin Hai happened to go to Hongze to meet Li Linguang, and he was not in the factory. However, Qin Minghua had heard his son talk about Qu Wu, so he warmly brought Liu Shuo and others to live in the guest house in the factory, arranged for them to have a meal, and kindly invited them to come to his home for a chat.

Before Qin Hai returned home, it was Qin Minghua who had been accompanying Liu Shuo and Huang Yanling. In fact, the age gap between them was even smaller, and they had more in common. Although Qin Hai calls Liu Shuo big brother, in fact Liu Shuo is more than 20 years older than Qin Hai and only a few years younger than Qin Minghua. However, he was quite concerned about his status, and he always called Qin Minghua uncle, not daring to mess up his seniority.

The host and guest exchanged a few pleasantries, and then sat down respectively. As soon as Liu Shuo sat down, he anxiously said to Qin Hai: Director Qin, you wrote to us last time, asking us to develop and produce ultra-fine alumina and zirconia powder. We organized the engineers in the factory, according to your letter The method of prompting has already produced these two kinds of powders. This time, Yan Ling and I specially sent these powders to you.

It was developed so quickly? How about the technical indicators? Qin Hai asked.

Liu Shuo smiled and said: With such detailed technical guidance provided by Director Qin, if we can't figure it out, we will really be ashamed to face others. We strictly follow your requirements, and the particle size and purity have reached The standard is that the cost is still relatively high, and the cost per kilogram of zirconia powder is about forty or fifty yuan.

Qin Hai chose titanium nitride as the coating material for the thermal spraying treatment of the rotary tillage blades in Qingfeng Factory. In terms of wear resistance, this material is the most ideal. But its disadvantage is that titanium is a very expensive metal, and titanium nitride is also expensive, so it is a bit extravagant to use it on agricultural machinery. The performance is slightly inferior to titanium nitride, and there are also ceramic materials with lower cost. Aluminum oxide and zirconium oxide belong to this category of materials.

Qin Hai and Sha Renyuan jointly established this brother ceramics factory in Quwu. From the beginning, it was positioned to produce industrial ceramics, mainly alumina ceramics and zirconia ceramics. This time, Qin Hai plans to engage in thermal spraying technology, which happens to be able to use their ceramic materials. However, the original ceramic products produced by Brother Ceramics Factory are mainly industrial crucibles, electric furnace wall materials, etc., and the requirements for the particle size of ceramic raw materials are not high. The ceramics used for thermal spraying must be in powder form, and the particle size must reach the micron level, which involves a series of material preparation processes.

Qin Hai is very familiar with the process of preparing micron and even nanoscale ceramic materials. Based on the existing technical conditions of Brother Ceramics Factory, he proposed several technical routes. Liu Shuo organized the engineers in the factory to conduct research according to Qin Hai's prompts, and quickly solved various technical problems, and produced alumina and zirconia powders that met Qin Hai's requirements.

Originally, they only needed to transport the powder by railway consignment, but Liu Shuo thought that it would be too impolite for Qin Hai to help them so much, but he never came to visit, so So I took the opportunity of delivering the materials, and brought Huang Yanling all the way to the door in person.

We are currently producing on a small scale. If the production scale is expanded, the cost should be reduced a little. However, we estimate that the price of zirconia will be at least 30 yuan per kilogram. Huang Yanling said.

Qin Haidao: It would be better if the cost can be reduced. If it can't be reduced, 30 yuan per kilogram is not too expensive. As long as you can produce it, I promise to sell it to you at 300 yuan per kilogram.

It can be sold so expensive! Liu Shuo exclaimed pleasantly. He looked back at Huang Yanling and said, Yanling, if there is such a high profit, it will be much higher than our profit from producing ceramic products.

It's not surprising that this kind of ultra-fine alumina and zirconia powder is used to coat the metal surface. The amount of use is not large, but it can greatly improve the wear resistance and heat resistance of the material. Therefore, the manufacturer Not particularly sensitive to price. Qin Hai explained.

So, the market demand is not big? Huang Yanling asked.

Qin Haidao: The current demand should not be too large. It is estimated that when our newly developed ceramic coating technology is promoted, the demand will be larger. However, it is estimated that a few tons a year will reach the peak.

It's not bad to have a few tons. Liu Shuo said. According to Qin Hai's statement, one kilogram of zirconia can be sold for 300 yuan, one ton is 300,000 yuan, several tons is one or two million yuan, and the cost is only one-tenth, and the profit is very considerable. Unlike Qin Hai, Liu Shuo is still in a state of just getting out of poverty, and a profit of one or two million is simply astronomical for him.

After talking about the production, Qin Hai remembered to ask Liu Shuo and Huang Yanling why they came. Liu Shuo smiled and said:

Our trip is to represent our brothers and sisters to visit Director Qin's family. Last year, our factory basically broke even. According to your account, Director Qin, we distributed dividends to each family at the end of the year. Everyone was overjoyed when they received more than 1,000 yuan.

The situation in the factory this year is even better than last year. Many markets have been opened and we have some stable customers. Yanling and I estimated that if this momentum continues, the dividends that each family can receive by the end of this year will at least quadruple that of last year.

Everyone said that we can have such a good life, stable and safe work, and good income, all thanks to the help of Director Qin. So everyone insisted on letting the two of us represent them, come to see Director Qin, and express our hearts.

Xiao Hai, Director Liu and the others sent millet, walnuts, peanuts, sesame oil, and a lot of things to our family. Your father and I even said that we don't know how to thank them. Zong Huiying walked from the back room Come out and say to Qin Hai.

Auntie, please don't say that. Our things are not worth much. Factory Manager Qin gave each of us a golden rice bowl. Liu Shuo said to Zong Huiying with a smile.

It's a little bit Calvin. When one plot is over and another plot is about to start, there needs to be some transition or a suitable import method. Sometimes the mind is not clear enough to think of a good transition plot. This is called Calvin. After all, writing a book is not really coding, it requires creativity. Some students complained in the book review area that Chengzi’s updates are slow, and Chengzi is also anxious, but once the plot gets stuck, the more anxious you are, the worse it will be. Please understand this.

In addition, some students criticized that if they write about quenching, surfacing, and thermal spraying all day long, why not write materials around the topic... Cheng Zi was speechless. Materials technology is not limited to manufacturing materials, but also includes the processing of materials, or processes. Thermal spraying technology is a very important material technology. So far, the technical content written in this book is all material technology. As for the plot of the struggle that just ended, it is also necessary. If you just climb the technology tree, won't it become a chronicle?

This book is estimated to be very long, and it is just the beginning. The current time node is in July of 1987...