Looking at Buck's depressed eyes, Gooden patted him on the shoulder to indicate that he didn't have to worry about it, and then entered the laboratory to listen quietly to Carrotz's findings.

"Master, do you still remember the arrangement of the periodic table of elements?"

Regarding this puzzling question, Gooden nodded slightly to express his clarification.

Carrots is one of the few researchers who has received two entry revisions, and the two revisions have added skills and knowledge about materials and chemistry, plus the previous textbooks compiled and recorded by Gudern. There is also this thing, he will not be so abrupt when the other party asks this question.

"Before, you gave the Materials Laboratory an order to study the resistance of gold, silver, and copper to magic corrosion. You wanted to understand the principles behind it. But recently, you approved a batch of magic metals for research. I suddenly discovered A shocking secret."

As Carrots spoke, he took out a row of metal materials from the experimental table, and handed Gudern an experimental record document, speaking excitedly and proudly.

"Everything in the world can be used for magic burning, but after the magic is activated, it needs to withstand the elemental erosion caused by it. As the three materials of gold, silver and copper are the most widely used and have relatively good corrosion resistance, in the element cycle The order in the table is 79, 47, and 29. Of course, this is not the point. The point is the atomic mass of their single elements!"

"The atomic weight of gold is 197, that of silver is 109, and that of copper is 63. This number also happens to be down from the optimal line. I began to suspect that this was not a coincidence, and conducted experimental research and used a lot of experimental tests. It was found that this is indeed the case. Under the extreme number of experiments, the difference between copper and silver is exactly 69%, and the difference between copper and gold is also exactly 209%."

"I thought this magnification was a coincidence at first. Then I brought in the calculation results of iron and manganese steel. Guess what?"

Facing Carotz's inquiry, Gudern seemed to realize something, ignored the other person's mischief, and motioned for him to continue.

"The atomic weight of iron is 55.58. Although it is not far different from copper, the result is not even half of copper. Later I did a test with manganese steel and found that the number was also a bit strange. I couldn't help but guess what the reason was. It happened to be It was only when an apprentice came to report that a new element had been extracted that I realized purity was key.”

"I looked through all the existing information and found that all magic metals are single element metals, and the metal tungsten that I discovered before happened to be ranked 74 in the periodic table of elements. Its atomic weight is not much different from that of gold, so I used tungsten to record After testing the magic, the difference between the result and gold is less than 7%, which is exactly the same as the difference in atomic weight here!"

After hearing this, Gudern completely realized the problem here.

If the atomic weight of a metal can represent the degree of resistance to elemental erosion, wouldn't it mean that the elements further back are more powerful?

But Gooden suddenly remembered something. In the periodic table of elements, except for a few metals that can exceed the gold element in atomic weight, the rest are all artificial metals and radioactive elements.

These elements are indeed awesome, but there is no way this thing can be manufactured and widely used!

Uranium is awesome, right? 238 atomic weight, but this thing also contains radioactive radiation!

Not to mention casting spells to kill enemies, when this thing is taken out, both the enemy and us will directly have a death sentence.

etc? Must die? Entry?

Gooden suddenly thought of some sexy operation at this moment. If he wanted to do it like this, it seemed to be really possible. If he was exposed to radiation and a negative entry appeared, wouldn't he just modify it and be done?

But such thoughts only flashed through his mind for a moment and were forgotten. Gooden came back to his senses and continued to listen to Carrotz's report.

"I am now certain about the equal link between atomic weight and magic erosion, but there is still a question that bothers me. Why are the data shown by iron and manganese steel so strange? Their elemental masses are almost the same, but in the end One test result shows that the proportion of iron is more than twice lower than that of copper, while manganese steel can exceed copper, and the gap with silver is only 17.9%."

"Such strange data confused me, but when I thought that manganese steel was not a single element, I discovered the core secret of your desire to create a metal comparable to magic at low cost."

At this point, Carrots trembled with excitement.

"The refining of manganese steel seems to be a combination of only iron and manganese, but it actually also incorporates three elements: carbon, silicon, and sulfur. I added the total atomic weights of these elements and got an atomic weight that is almost the same as tungsten. , but the performance of the final test results is only half the quality of the data.”

"Later, I smelted copper and iron and used it for testing. I found the test data a hundred times. The data of the copper-iron alloy was only 4% higher than that of copper. The value was very small. Then I tested the data of silver and copper. The data The result is 25.86% higher than copper and 25.86% lower than silver. This number is right in the middle of the two, and it is also half of the total atomic weight..."

After hearing this, Gudern fully understood the results of Carrotz's discovery.

The sum of the metal atomic masses, in a single element, represents a higher resistance to elemental erosion, but if the metal is fused, half of the sum of the atomic masses obtained is the existing resistance value.

In this way, just by fusing a variety of cheap, high-atomic-weight metals, you can get materials that rival or even surpass magic metals!

With such an astonishing result, Carlotz naturally understood the importance of it. After discovering this result, he immediately sealed the laboratory and no one was allowed to enter the third-floor experimental center.

The laboratory research subordinates who did not understand the reason were also forced to be isolated until Gudern's arrival.

"How many people in the institute know about this?"

Gudern also asked Carrots with a serious face.

"I am the only one who knows about this research. However, my team members also participated in repeated experiments, but they do not know the meaning of these data. I have destroyed all the backup data, and only the original version you have in your hands still remains."

Gudern was also very satisfied with the other party's strict confidentiality.

"Very good, you should treat the result of this experiment as if it never happened. To the outside world, I will say that it was an experiment. However, I will not be short of arrangements for your rewards. If you want anything, I can do anything." When you arrive, I will do my best to help you make arrangements."

Chapter 183 Anti-magic manganese steel, magic 2.0!

Once the secret of this kind of research is revealed, it will have subversive changes to the entire magic and even the entire continent.

Magic metals are so expensive. Besides scarcity, the most important thing is their function.

Increasing magic power, enhancing spellcasting, or making magic props are the key to improving strength.

But now that the secret of magic metal has been found, it is not a problem to mass-produce 'anti-magic' metal with suitable strength according to this principle.

For a place like Qingyuan Town that requires a lot of magic technology, this is undoubtedly a very important core help.

Carrots also understood the value of this, otherwise he would not have blocked it as soon as he discovered the principle, and waited until Master Gudern returned to speak out.

Facing the self-selected reward given by Gudern, Carrots spoke without hesitation.

"Master, I would like to ask you to help me or my child give magical talents."

"Magic talent?" Gudern nodded slightly, refreshed the other party's panel, and continued.

"Magic talents are hard to find, but if you want, I will help you pay more attention."

Gooden was not surprised that Carrots proposed a reward of his own choice.

As long as those who have accepted the entry modification, once they receive the self-selected reward, the first choice is either to treat their family members or to obtain other entry knowledge and talents.

He has given out seven or eight such rewards, half of which have been cashed out.

"Thank you, Master!"

After receiving Gudern's response, Carrots' face became even more excited.

He discovered this research and knew that Qingyuan Town would usher in even greater magic reforms in the future.

If he were still doing research as an ordinary person, he would definitely fall behind, or even fail to participate in the core research tasks.

The future development trend of Qingyuan Town will only get stronger and stronger. As a poor citizen, he was already very lucky to be able to join the institute.

Now that he has such an opportunity, he will be more determined to follow this path to the end.

Seeing Carrots's excitement, Gudern casually added a meditation technique to him to calm him down.

Then he left the materials laboratory building with some key experimental materials and data.

Before leaving, he also explained to everyone about the experimental situation.

Although the knowledge mentioned was an inadvertent incident, Gudern still praised everyone, and there were no shortage of material rewards and promises.

This is also very satisfying for others in the institute.

After unlocking the laboratory building and removing the security protection, Gooden went to the warehouse to get some metal materials, and then eagerly returned to the castle's own laboratory to start testing the resistance to elemental erosion.

With the help of magic, Gudern can satisfy the needs of a laboratory by himself.

A large amount of fused metal was subjected to repeated recording tests under the control of magical hands, and the final result was just as Carrots discovered.

Moreover, Gudern also discovered the lowest value of metal's resistance to elemental erosion. Metals with an atomic weight less than 60 have basically no resistance to erosion.

Only single-element metals with an atomic weight exceeding sixty can significantly delay erosion.

For example, iron, which is the most produced, only has an atomic weight of fifty-five, which makes it fail to meet the minimum standards, so its resistance is far inferior to copper.

After reaching the minimum value, the metal's magic resistance will also start to increase step by step. The amplitude is about every ten points of atomic weight increase, and the strength of the magic resistance will also increase to 5%.

And with the help of the characteristic that magic resistance will be halved after metal fusion, Gudern also calculated the atomic weight of the lowest magic metal to be two hundred and ten.

In other words, as long as the atomic weight of the fused metal exceeds four hundred and two, then an anti-magic metal can be found that can be mass-produced cheaply.

Thinking of this, Gudern became even more excited, and immediately began to think about what kind of sequenced metal combination could obtain the requirements he needed.

It is definitely not feasible to compete with various metals in one go. After all, magic metal needs to be burned and assembled in some extreme environments.

Then the most basic physical corrosion resistance, toughness and strength are essential. Secondly, the raw materials that need to be integrated should be as simple as possible.

At present, the only minerals that can be mined on a large scale in Qingyuan Town are iron ore and manganese. However, although the minerals produced by these two mines are single minerals, if they are refined and borrowed, many other minerals can still be extracted. element.

For example, iron ore, in addition to the information given in the entry panel, Gudern also used the knowledge he obtained to identify the specific types of iron ore.

It is a small amount of titanium-rich titanium hematite. One ton of iron ore can process and extract about fifty grams of titanium, and at the same time, it can also contain small amounts of aluminum, manganese, calcium, magnesium, gallium, cobalt and other elements. .

However, these elements require a large amount of mining to extract a small amount of elements, and large-scale production is definitely not possible.

At the same time, in addition to manganese, there are a lot of substances in manganese ore such as silicon, phosphorus, lead, sulfur, aluminum, arsenic, barium, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, etc.

There are even small amounts of important metals such as copper, cobalt, and nickel.

Judging from the current output of manganese mines, it seems that the large scale of its output can be used to extract the accompanying rare elements.

After all, manganese ore mining is hundreds of times easier than iron ore. More than 20 miners can produce thirty or forty tons a day. If more people and equipment are added, it is possible to produce more than a thousand tons a day.

With the increase in daily output, even if the proportion of the required elements is only 1% or lower, a lot can be extracted from a small amount.

Thinking of this, Gooden began to plan to use manganese steel as the base prototype and upgrade it to add other elements to make it reach the level of magic metal.

While thinking about the properties of elements and how to combine corresponding metal materials, Gooden suddenly noticed a key point.

The elements in manganese steel are mainly occupied by about 85% iron, and manganese only accounts for about 12%. With this combination, there is still a little bit left, which is occupied by other elements. .

But officially less than 3% of other elements can also help with magic resistance.

Thinking of this, Gudern seemed to have opened a door to the industry and quickly started to try.

The elemental corrosion resistance of manganese steel is only 91. If you want to reach the level of 210, you must continue to increase the resistance by about 120.

At the same time, in order to ensure that the manganese content is guaranteed, the manganese content cannot be reduced. Once it is reduced, it will be brittle.

To this end, Gooden divided the three elements of copper, titanium, magnesium, nickel, and cobalt into thousands of proportions and began to fuse them into manganese steel.

Among these metals, except for copper, the other four metals in the two mines are the ones with the largest output apart from the main mine, and the three elements magnesium, nickel, and cobalt are also elements contained in both mines.

If you can find a suitable ratio for production, the raw materials will be guaranteed, and you don’t have to worry about not being able to find raw materials.

The addition of the six metal elements changed the proportions in the manganese steel. The manganese steel produced after the initial addition could not pass even the most basic physical tests.

Gudern had also anticipated this situation, so while he was constantly testing, he was also calculating the interaction of each element, so as to obtain the optimal solution proportional result faster.

If you follow normal testing methods, it is undoubtedly a very difficult thing for Gudern to find the best proportion of the six elements.

Even if it is left to people from the institute, it will take a long time to complete.

But how can Gudern use normal methods to test one by one? With the help of magic, the number of tests he can do by himself is the efficiency of dozens of people working at the same time.

Coupled with the convenience of magic smelting, more than three thousand permutations and combinations have been completed in just a few hours.

But even at this speed, there is still no proportion that can find the optimal solution.

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