"Ankhto, look, this is the latest aluminum-tungsten alloy we've developed. It's mixed with a little Moon Weed Flower Dew. Although it's not as hard as pure steel, it's a lot stronger in terms of corrosion resistance and toughness. More importantly … you can try it."
Ancato picked up a silver-white alloy ingot with a hint of dark brown in it. The dwarf Porto immediately asked excitedly, "How is it?
Is it very light? "
"Well, it is indeed very light." Ancato felt the alloy ingot in his hand and nodded involuntarily.
"It seems that the proportion of aluminum in it should be relatively high. I know tungsten very well. It is much heavier than iron."
"What is heavy? It is called density!" Porto threw a contemptuous look at Ancato.
"Didn't you read the latest 'Industrial Material Basic Standards' written by the president?
To describe this thing, you have to call it density. Don't always say light and heavy. It sounds unprofessional. "
Ancato couldn't help but roll his eyes. Porto had just asked him if it was light, but now he accused him of answering with "heavy."
However, Ancato also read the 'Industrial Material Basic Standards' published by the president half a month ago. He knew that Porto was right, so he was too lazy to refute.
Moreover, Porto was sent to lead some dwarves to serve as technical guides for this non-ferrous metal smelting factory. He had also used the rich non-ferrous metal types of this non-ferrous metal vein for material research for several months. Now that there were results, it was understandable that he was excited.
"Well, the density of this aluminum-tungsten alloy is lower than that of ordinary steel, and its corrosion resistance and toughness are also stronger than that of ordinary steel. What are the shortcomings?" Ancato thought about it and asked.
"If you want to talk about the shortcomings, it is that it is not hard enough."
Porto sighed and shook his head, "You see, if I have an aluminum-tungsten alloy pipe as thick as my finger, I can bend it with just a little bit. It is much worse than a pure steel pipe."
Ankhto glanced at Porto's finger which was as thick as two of his thumbs as he thought, "If that's the case, this aluminum-tungsten alloy is a bit weaker than common pure steel in terms of impact resistance."
But thinking about the astonishing innate strength of the dwarves, Ancato felt that it wasn't a big deal.
After lowering his head to seriously think for a bit, Ancato said, "Based on this, this material is very suitable for making the outer shell and part of the support frame for household magic machines.
As long as it didn't bear too much weight, it should be able to be used.
There are many household magic machines that our company produces that can't be replaced with plastic and it's a bit wasteful to use steel, so this is perfect. "
"Hehe, that's what we're trying to do."
Porto cracked a smile and said, "Oh right, I found that this thing is very good for making windows.
You see, this thing is much sturdier than wood. It's also resistant to corrosion and can last much longer. "
"Oh?
According to what you said, not only can it be used for windows, there are many places in the house that can use it. "
Ancato thought about it before saying with a nod, "I suddenly feel that this aluminum-tungsten alloy has many uses. At least it can be used in many places in normal houses.
Alright, I'll go back and tell sir chairman that I think he can discuss this with the Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce. The Amsterdam Chamber of Commerce will definitely need this thing. "
"I'll leave this matter to you, I don't care."
Porto waved his hand and suddenly looked around. He took a step closer to Ancato and said in a low voice with a mysterious look, "Other than this aluminum-tungsten alloy, there is another new research that I need you to bring back for sir chairman to see."
Seeing the expression on Porto's face, Ancato instantly understood. He didn't say anything and just asked with his eyes.
After looking around, Porto waved his hand towards Ankhto and signaled him to follow him into an inner room of the laboratory of the non-ferrous metal smelting plant.
"Come, what do you think of this thing?"
After entering the inner room, Porto closed the door and took out a piece of black metal and handed it to Ankhto.
Ancato reached out to take it and felt his hand sink down. He quickly held it with both hands to stabilize it.
"It's this heavy ….. It's this dense?" Antoka looked at the black metal in his hand in surprise, not knowing what material it was made of.
"What kind of alloy is this?"
"Most of it is lead, a small part is tungsten, and there is also a small amount of iron and a small amount of zinc."
Porto replied, "This thing is very dense, but because of this, it is very hard. It is also very resistant to pressure and its toughness isn't bad.
Isn't the company planning on upgrading the production magic machines, agricultural magic machines, and construction magic machines? Sir chairman and Camby have been worried about not being able to find enough materials to withstand the pressure, so I feel that this is quite suitable. "
"That isn't an important problem. Sir chairman said that as long as we increase the purity of the steel, we will definitely be able to meet the requirements.
But if the performance of this thing is even better, that would be even better. "
Ancato weighed the piece of metal in his hand and thought for a bit before asking, "The key question is, what is the cost of this thing?"
"Cost?" Porto was surprised before revealing an awkward smile.
"That is hard to say.
Anyway, there are quite a few materials needed for this thing in this vein.
I think that since there are this many here, the other places shouldn't be that bad. "
"That is hard to say."
Ancato shook his head and said with a sigh, "No wonder sir chairman always places importance on mineral resources. It would be good if this non-ferrous metal vein belonged to our company."
"I don't think it's that hard.
With us dwarves here, is there a need to fear that we can't find a mine? "Porto said.
"So what if we can find one?
Could it be that you can go to the Kandla Empire or the Malor Empire to mine? "Ancato rolled his eyes at Porto.
Porto was instantly speechless.
The two of them discussed the recent research results of the lab. After Ancato told Porto about some of the company's recent developments, he left the lab and went to the factory. He found the person in charge of the Falcao Chamber of Commerce and gave him the orders for various non-ferrous metals.
This was the reason why Ancato was feeling emotional earlier.
Even if this non-ferrous metal smelting factory was a joint venture between New Flyer and the Falcao Chamber of Commerce, with New Flyer having a part of the shares, because it wasn't fully owned by New Flyer, even if the non-ferrous metals were smelted by this non-ferrous metal vein, if New Flyer needed them, they still had to purchase them through normal channels.
Because of this process, the Frestech Chamber of Commerce had many restrictions.
For example, the magic machine development center and the Academy of Magic wanted to obtain some pure copper to experiment with, but because copper could be used to make copper coins, it was under special control in the Lampari Kingdom. The Falcao Chamber of Commerce wouldn't consider selling it to New Flyer at all.
Other than copper, the non-ferrous metal smelting factory couldn't completely follow the needs of New Flyer.
Take the household magic machine department of New Flyer that Ancato was in charge of. Because the latest versions of household magic machines needed to be upgraded, there was a high demand for aluminum and zinc.
But the Falcao Chamber of Commerce insisted on smelting pure copper, so the production of aluminum and zinc wasn't high.
The non-ferrous metal smelting factory near the Voller Tribe could completely follow the needs of New Flyer. That was because the main non-ferrous metals in that vein were aluminum and lead, there wasn't a single trace of zinc. Therefore, if they wanted zinc, they could only obtain it from there.
So even Ancato who didn't care that much about this matter couldn't help hoping that New Flyer could control a few more non-ferrous metal veins, so they wouldn't be restricted by others.
But the situation in the Lampari Kingdom was rather complicated, so it wasn't easy for New Flyer to participate here. If they wanted to obtain a few more veins, it was impossible for them in the short term.
Ankhto and the person in charge of the Falcao Chamber of Commerce talked for a long time before finally agreeing to Ankhto's request to supervise the mining of more zinc ore.
As for the actual effects, only the heavens would know … …
A day later, Ankhto watched as chairman Pompeii led the Fersen Carriage Company's transport Magic Cars loaded with seventeen tons of non-ferrous metals onto the road to Banta City before heading to the Fit Chamber of Commerce.
"New Flyer's household magic machine department general manager?"
The Fit Chamber of Commerce's chairman Cherno looked at the name Ancato gave him before looking at Ancato who didn't seem to be over thirty years old. If it wasn't for an old acquaintance like Sarkozy testifying, he wouldn't have believed that this young man was the manager of a large company like New Flyer.
"That ….. General manager Ancato, may I ask why you've come to our Fit Chamber of Commerce?" Chairman Cherno looked at Ancato with a vigilant and doubtful look.
This person was the representative of New Flyer, coming to a small magic machine company that produced Magic Fans and Magic Kettles, it made people feel that he had bad intentions.
Ancato revealed a faint smile, "Chairman Cherno, I remember that your Fit Chamber of Commerce bought the Magic Fan and Magic Kettle technology from our company in March and June of last year, spending sixty three thousand and seventy two thousand gold coins, right?"
Chairman Cherno narrowed his eyes and the vigilance in his eyes as he looked at Ancato became even stronger.
This fellow had clearly made preparations ahead of time, so he definitely didn't come with good intentions.
"That's right, general manager Ancato, what do you want to say by mentioning this?" Chairman Cherno coldly asked back.
Ancato's smile didn't change. After pausing, he continued, "Chairman Cherno, when I was visiting your factory, I found that your company's Magic Fan and Magic Kettle production lines weren't perfect and were missing several models. Since chairman Cherno is willing to spend this much money to buy the Magic Fan and Magic Kettle technology, are you willing to spend a bit more money to improve the production line and the related technology?"
Chairman Cherno was stunned.
Hearing the meaning in Ancato's words, could it be that New Flyer was willing to give them the Magic Fan and Magic Kettle technology?
Thinking of this possibility, chairman Cherno's heart couldn't stop beating fast.