Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

"I'm Steel!

You mean the Ceramic Steel I'm thinking of? The stuff they make for Space Marine armor?"

Li Qinwu's breathing became a little faster. Ceramic steel is a new type of material in Warhammer 40k. Imperial space battleships, chariots, and Astartes armor are all made of ceramic steel. Li Qinwu is at least an entry-level military designer and he deeply understands the principle that materials determine everything.

"Yes, Master. This STC includes the recipe for the Astartes Brothers' ceramic steel armor, but I need to correct one thing. Ceramic jars are a very broad material. Low-grade ceramic steel is easy to produce and is used in the construction of the Empire's hive cities. You can think of it as high-grade concrete.

As you said, high-grade pottery jars are used in the manufacture of Astartes armor, tank and warship armor, etc. However, the latter is very difficult to prepare and requires very high materials, and cannot be produced in this world today."

Li Qinwu was not discouraged by the fact that he could not produce ceramic steel for Astartes armor. His enemies were not the great demons of the warp, so he was satisfied with being able to block small and medium caliber bullets.

"Then what level of ceramic steel do you think we can produce with our current technological level? It would be best if it is low-cost and easy to mass-produce, so that it can be used to build bunkers or make bulletproof vests for soldiers."

No. 0 thought for a long time, and Li Qinwu saw the red light flashing on its camera, as if the CPU was quickly calculating the answer.

After a while, Zero said, "Master, based on the general technological level of humans in the 2K era and the composition of Terra's minerals, I recommend that you use two grades of ceramic steel, No. ceramic steel and No. ceramic steel."

Li Qinwu's eyes widened. Looking at this number, does it mean that there are hundreds of thousands of ceramic steel formulas? But it's normal to think about it. The human empire in GW has a 4-year development history and controls millions of planets. The minerals on each planet are different, so it's normal to develop so many ceramic steels.

"Zero, can you tell me about the characteristics of these two types of ceramic steel?"

"Okay, Master. To make it easier to distinguish them, I named the two Tao Gangs No. 1 and No. 2.

No. 1 ceramic steel is standard-grade ceramic steel for construction. This ceramic steel requires 12 kinds of raw materials and goes through 23 processes for preparation. The raw materials are extremely easy to find and easy to mass-produce. The Empire mostly uses it to build hive cities. The building structure it constructs is sturdy and durable, twice as strong as traditional cement, and is extremely wear-resistant, high-temperature-resistant and cold-resistant. Once built, the building will not be damaged even after thousands of years.

It is recommended that you use No. 1 ceramic steel to build a gathering place or military fortress. The completed building has strong resistance to enemy bombing. "

Li Qinwu nodded frantically and decided to build a ceramic steel production line in a while. In the future, the buildings and bunkers in the island space would be built with this stuff.

"What about No. 2 Ceramic Steel?"

Li Qinwu couldn't wait to ask, if the ceramic jars used for construction are so awesome, then this No. 2 should be military grade, right?

Sure enough, Zero's next words confirmed his thoughts.

"No. 2 ceramic jar is a military ceramic jar, which requires 54 easy-to-find raw materials and 63 production processes. The production difficulty is medium, and the output is very large after a mature production line is built.

No. 2 ceramic steel is mostly used to make armor. It has excellent plasticity and physical properties. Under the same volume, the strength of No. 2 ceramic steel is 1/4 stronger than that of armor plate, but the weight is only 2/3 of that of armor plate. "

"Fuck!"

Li Qinwu jumped up immediately. He knew what this meant. It meant that humans could synthesize a substance that was stronger than steel and easier to produce! This was truly an innovative product! It was truly a feast for materials science!

"Our Dynasty! This thing is so awesome! With No. 2 ceramic steel, the Empire can directly replace steel. It is stronger than steel and lighter than steel. If it is used to make tanks and armored vehicles, its performance will be amazing!!"

Facing the excited Li Qinwu, Zero shook his head.

“No, although the physical properties of No. 2 ceramic steel armor are stronger than steel, it has a fatal flaw. Its wear resistance is only 60% of that of steel, so it cannot replace steel.

It is not suitable for engine axles, gears and the like, and can only be used in low-friction scenarios, such as armor for security personnel. "

Li Qinwu was stunned.

"Security personnel armor? Such good performance, but the Astra Militarum Army doesn't appreciate it? Isn't their carapace made of No. 2 ceramic steel?"

"Yes, Master. No. 2 Ceramic Steel is not used by regular military units. Due to the low wear resistance of No. 2 Ceramic Steel, the Imperial Army will not use this material.

Because the empire's territory was so vast, an expeditionary force might need to fight independently for hundreds of years without supplies, which placed great demands on the durability of the equipment. For example, a piece of carapace armor had to have a shelf life of at least 200 years and serve several owners.

Armor made of No. 2 ceramic steel can only be used as an emergency product, and its shelf life is only thirty to forty years. After the shelf life, the No. 2 ceramic jar will crack and powder, and will no longer have any use value. "

Although No. 0 made many criticisms of No. 2 Tao Gang, Li Qinwu directly grasped the key points.

The disadvantage of the No. 2 ceramic jar is that it is a huge empire. How many soldiers does the empire need to support? Tens of billions? Hundreds of billions? Trillions?

If soldiers were given armor with a shelf life of only thirty or forty years, then every time the shelf life expired, the empire would have to use its production capacity to produce a new batch of armor. The financial pressure would probably scare Old Man Huang so much that he would jump up from his golden toilet.

Li Qinwu has no need to worry about this in his current environment. Earth's weapons have been outdated for more than a decade and will be retired in less than 30 years. The armor made of No. 2 ceramic steel is completely sufficient!

Based on the physical properties of No. 2 ceramic steel, if it is used to make individual armor, each soldier only needs to bear a very small weight to obtain a large area of ​​defense. It is simply a huge profit. Combined with the redemption he obtained by signing in, the casualties of the Punishment Army in the future will probably be reduced to single digits!

The situation is opening up. No. 2 ceramic steel can completely replace steel. Although it is not wear-resistant, it can be used to make car shells and tank armor. Generator axles and the like can continue to use traditional materials. In this way, only a small amount of steel is needed to manufacture armored vehicles and tanks!

Other countries have to balance speed, firepower and defense when building tanks, but we don't have to consider defense capabilities at all. The ultra-light No. 2 ceramic steel can provide excessive defense, and the armor can be piled to death while taking into account speed and firepower. This is simply a groundbreaking material!

The smile on Li Qinwu's face became increasingly arrogant. He had a bold idea to build an armored force for China before the full-scale war between China and Japan!

"Zero, can you write down the production methods of the two types of ceramic steel?"

"Yes, Master. Please provide me with writing utensils."