Chapter 533: Don’t Make Things Difficult for Your Father
At this time, Xu You and Xu Zhou thought of .
"At least I think that adding carbon is a necessary condition. Just like adding a small amount of carbon to pure iron can make the iron harder."
Other elements such as manganese, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, nickel and vanadium are also among the candidates.
There is a lot of knowledge involved in whether each substance should be added and how much to add.
I don’t know how many experiments are needed to get the final answer.
"This topic is quite complicated to study. The structure of the new type of iron is different from that of traditional iron, so the steel ingredient list cannot be used directly. It will take at least several months to draw some conclusions."
At this time, Xu You smiled and said:
"Maybe it doesn't take that long."
"Why, Xu You, do you have any better ideas?"
"Have you forgotten that we still have quantum computers?"
Hearing Xu You's words, Xu Zhou looked at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
After the release of the Fulun mini quantum machine, Xu You also specially gave Ningjiang University several places, one of which was placed in Xu Zhou's laboratory.
However, so far, Xu Zhou has not been able to make good use of the powerful computing power of quantum computers, and he still mainly uses traditional methods to conduct research in scientific research projects.
"Yes, the computing power of quantum computers is indeed very powerful and can be of great help in solving many problems. But to be honest, I have not yet used quantum computers very well in materials research. Simulating this thing is too difficult for me."
Apart from a simulation software previously developed by Xu You, Xu Zhou rarely used material simulation to solve problems.
"Professor Xu, I suggest that you learn more about computers when you have time. Believe me, when you have a doctorate in computer science, you will be more powerful when you conduct research in materials science. Of course, it has to be a degree that is earned through real talent and knowledge. It is not enough to just get a diploma. If you want, I can help you arrange for a degree at Jijing University."
Upon hearing this, Xu Zhou quickly waved his hands vigorously.
"Okay, okay, I'm already old, I don't have the energy to study for a doctorate in computer science, let alone one at the Jijing University level. It's enough that you have the ability, so don't make it difficult for me, your dad."
Xu You knew that it was indeed difficult for Xu Zhou to further study computer knowledge at this age, so he turned on the quantum computer and began to model this subject.
Xu Zhou sat aside, watching Xu You's operations quietly.
Xu You's hands were extremely fast and he could quickly perform these operations in the software interface.
Xu Zhou was just watching from the side and couldn't understand what Xu You was doing.
This feeling is like an old man watching e-sports players playing in a professional league with a confused look on his face.
Unknowingly, Xu You had completed the construction of this model.
"Okay, the preliminary modeling has been completed. In addition to the new type of iron, I also added carbon, manganese, phosphorus, silicon, sulfur, nickel, and vanadium. Of course, their addition amount can also be 0. The rest of the work can be completed by quantum computers."
Looking at the various parameters set by Xu You on the screen, Xu Zhou still felt a little unbelievable.
"Is that all? How similar are the simulation results to the real situation?"
"I can't be sure of the exact number, but it will definitely be of great guiding significance to the actual situation. Do you remember when we were doing research on metal atom clusters?"
Hearing Xu You's words, Xu Zhou recalled the time a few years ago when he brought Xu You to his laboratory for an internship.
Originally, Xu Zhou wanted to show off some of his knowledge so that he could have a lofty father image in his son's mind.
As a result, Xu You finally gave me a lesson, and he used the material simulation technology to help me solve the problem of synthesizing metal atomic clusters.
After hearing what Xu You said, Xu Zhou had nothing to doubt.
"I see. I'm sure you're right. I wonder how long it will take to calculate all the results?"
Xu Zhou didn't know whether it would take Xu You a few minutes, hours, or days to calculate this problem .
What Xu Zhou can be sure of is that the amount of computation required to solve this problem must be extremely huge, and the computing speed of quantum computers is also amazing.
This is like using the sharpest spear to pierce the strongest shield. It is not easy to determine who will win or lose.
Xu You shook his head upon hearing this:
"It is definitely impossible to calculate it completely, just like calculating pi. We can only calculate it infinitely, but we can never get all the numbers after the decimal point. We can only get the various properties of alloys with various proportions. Some of them may have better performance than the new iron element, or there may not be such a better proportion."
As he spoke, Xu You randomly picked out several matching situations, and the predictive performance of the corresponding situations had been calculated above.
"In just this short period of time, we have already completed the calculation of hundreds of millions of ratios. However, these existing calculation results do not seem to have any application value."
Such results are enough to show that it is almost impossible to obtain the desired results by relying solely on traditional experimental methods.
"This eliminates hundreds of millions of wrong answers." Xu Zhou said with a smile.
Xu Zhou also had to admit that using traditional methods to conduct materials research was indeed no longer enough.
At this moment, a piece of data suddenly flashed on Xu You's computer screen.
This is a deliberate setting made by Xu You. After the results that meet the conditions are calculated, Xu You will be prompted immediately.
After seeing the flashing data, Xu You quickly opened this set of calculation results and looked at them carefully.
"Carbon content 0.12%, manganese content 0.73%, silicon content 0.18%..."
Under this special ratio condition, the new ferroalloy has better performance than that in the single element state.
Xu You and Xu Zhou were both very excited about the result.
"Sure enough, I think that adding these elements to the new type of iron will make its performance even better. However, such a special ratio is really difficult to mix in experiments without the help of quantum computers ."
Because there are so many variables involved and the proportion of each variable is very detailed, the amount of data required to draw the best conclusion is indeed too large.
At this time, the thing Xu You and Xu Zhou wanted to do most was to verify whether the result was accurate.
