To resist the high-temperature corrosion of alien creatures, upgrading external armor materials is the most direct way.

When it comes to corrosion-resistant materials, Chen Xin first thought of ceramics and ceramic armor.

Ceramics are corrosion-resistant and are common sense that many people know.

Before Chen Xin became an online writer, he worked in the chemical industry. It is normal to deal with various corrosive things in this industry.

Among them, parts or linings made of ceramics, plastics, and other corrosion-resistant materials are the most direct responses to the corrosion of metal materials by various chemical substances during use.

Plastics are corrosion-resistant, which may have subverted many people's perceptions, but in fact, there are indeed such plastics that are even widely used in the chemical industry.

But this kind of plastic is obviously not suitable for armor.

After all, corrosion-resistant plastics are corrosion-resistant, and their strength and hardness are not high enough. Although they cannot be pierced with a knife, they are far from reaching the standard that can be used as armor.

As for whether the strength of corrosion-resistant plastic can be increased to the hardness of a tank armor, this is naturally possible, but both the cost of research and development and time investment are unpaid and cannot meet the current battlefield needs.

At this time, it is not to do as perfect as possible in the laboratory, but to take out what is useful as possible to meet the needs of the battlefield. As for subsequent improvements, it is something that can be done slowly.

This is why when we look at the military equipment during World War II, the early models were all messy and full of experimental things, while the equipment produced later was obviously more optimized and more adaptable to the changes in the battlefield.

So instead of finding a way to improve the performance of plastic, it is better to think of a more practical way.

In fact, the armor of modern tanks is no longer composed of a single material. The composite armor used by modern tanks is to superimpose multiple layers of materials of different properties, obtain the performance of multiple materials, and achieve a thin layer of armor that is equivalent to the effect of thick average armor in the past.

Therefore, Chen Xin wanted to improve the outer armor of tanks and Titans, and the simplest and most effective method was to use the form of composite armor.

All he had to do was develop a new type of composite armor.

But this is not that easy.

In addition to plastic, corrosion-resistant materials also include ceramics, and ceramic composite armor has long been used in the military field.

However, on the battlefield, even tanks equipped with ceramic composite armor are still difficult to withstand the high-temperature corrosion of alien creatures.

The reason is largely because ceramic composite armor is designed to resist armor-piercing bombs rather than corrosion resistance.

The principle of firing of ceramic layers is different. With the thickness of the ceramic layer itself, after the high-hardness alloy steel on the surface of the armor is corroded, the ceramic layer filled with glass fiber reinforced resin in the middle cannot resist the erosion of high-temperature corrosion liquid, so that the high-tough alloy steel on the bottom layer will also be corroded together.

Therefore, to resist the attack of alien biologically corroded vesicles, the corrosive liquid must be isolated from the outermost layer.

"The outermost layer uses corrosion-resistant plastic coating, the middle is supported by a high-hard ceramic interlayer, and the bottom layer is still made of highly tough alloy steel. Do you think this design can withstand the attack of corrosive vesicles from alien organisms?" In the temporary laboratory, Chen Xin was drawing a schematic diagram on the whiteboard while asking other researchers in the laboratory.

Several researchers frowned and listened to Chen Xin's explanation, but kept shaking their heads.

"The idea is very good, but for plastic, no matter how hard the hardness is, it is difficult to compare with the performance of steel. And even if the performance can meet the requirements, the production cost will be very high in this case!" A researcher poured cold water on some, but he was obviously considering it from the actual point of view.

At this time, another researcher also interrupted: "And the key is that even if we develop new armor, we must replace all the tanks currently equipped by the military. In this case, the investment will be too great. And even if the country agrees to this plan, it will take a lot of time to replace all the tanks with new armor."

"It's easy to change the dress. At most, you can use armor plates with armor. Although the effect is poor, it can still have a defensive effect. The key is how to design new armor." Another researcher also joined the discussion and put forward his opinion: "Academician, your design is actually to create a layer of isolation and corrosion isolation layer on the surface of the existing armor to isolate the corrosion of corrosion vesicles thrown by alien creatures. If so, we can directly coat the existing tank armor with a special protective coating. Will it have the same effect?"

"Protective coating? Coating?" Chen Xin immediately understood what the other party meant when he heard the researcher's words.

This is indeed more practical than changing into new armor. At the same time, both the cost and the investment are much smaller, and it can meet the needs of the battlefield faster.

Moreover, developing a new type of paint and coating the tank is easier than developing a new type of armor to fully replace the tank.

"Since that's the case, then our research and development direction will be on the protective coating!" Chen Xin quickly adjusted his thinking and determined a new research and development direction, but he still emphasized: "But even if we are developing a new protective coating now, the development of new protective armor cannot be pulled down. We should develop a new material or armor that can withstand the attacks of alien creatures. This can be used as a technical reserve and applied to the next generation of Titans."

There is nothing wrong with Chen Xin's words. The research and development idea of ​​Yan's military industry has always been to develop a generation, reserve a generation, and use it.

New paints can be used immediately on the battlefield, while new armor can be used as a technical reserve and used on next-generation equipment.

But this idea is undoubtedly based on the fact that this war will last for a long time. After all, only alien creatures will use corrosive liquids as an attack.

The war between normal humans will still focus on breaking down rather than corroding armor.

Therefore, whether it is corrosion-resistant paint or corrosion-resistant armor, it is only used to deal with alien creatures. If alien creatures can be eliminated in a short period of time, these things will not be useful.

"Academician, do you think this war will last for a long time?" a researcher asked his question.
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