Chapter 1212: The concept of national unity

Marin was overjoyed, and with ferrochrome, then stainless steel could come out. Unlike nickel steel and ferrochromium, stainless steel is the steel that really resists seawater corrosion. Although nickel steel and ferrochromium are also very resistant to corrosion, they are only being corroded very slowly, rather than being fully resistant to corrosion.

And stainless steel with chromium and nickel added at the same time can ignore the corrosion of the seawater to the greatest extent, so that the iron sheet covering the bottom of the ship can be used for a long time.

But the search for ferrochrome is very difficult, because Marin does not know exactly what ferrochrome looks like. Laterite nickel ore is easy to find. After all, laterite nickel ore is red, very conspicuous and relatively easy to find. The appearance of chromite is not very different from that of ordinary stones, and now prospectors do not know what chromite is. Therefore, it took Wilz several years to find a chromite. After smelting, after a long period of corrosion resistance test, comparing with the performance reference given by Marin, it was determined that it was ferrochromium ...

However, Cuba's chromite is relatively small. Like the chromite found by Wiltz, the total amount of ore is only 200,000 tons. Based on the smelted finished product, the content of chromium trioxide is less than 40%. Compared with those large mines with hundreds of millions of tons of ore, this chromite looks unremarkable. However, this is not bad. Because chromite itself is a rare thing. Marin remembers that a document I read in my previous life shows that the reserves of chromite in western Tibet are 4.25 million tons, accounting for 39.4 of the national reserves ... That is to say, the reserves of chromite in China are only more than 10 million tons ... …

But this is no wonder, because China is a chromium-deficient country. For example, the half and half barrels are made of 50ba carbon steel because of the lack of special metals such as chromium and nickel. Therefore, the life of the 56 half barrel is only 10,000 rounds. The barrel of the Soviet Union is chrome-plated on the inner tube wall, which greatly improves the corrosion resistance of the refractory. The life of the AK barrel can actually reach 100,000 rounds.

Moreover, the distribution of chromium reserves around the world is extremely uneven. Among them, the vast majority (approximately 72%) of chromium ore is in the Republic of South Africa. Then, Zimbabwe also accounted for 12%. The former Soviet Union's Kazakhstan station reached 5%, Turkey accounted for 0.9%, and China's ranking was not high ... Moreover, only 0.9% of Turkey is an important source of China's ferrochromium imports. Otherwise, China will not eagerly win over Turkey, and also sell red flag missiles to each other. You know, Turkey is a member of NATO ...

Similar to chrome ore resources, the distribution of nickel ore is also very uneven. For example, later generations report that 81 million tons of nickel resources in the world, Australia accounts for 19 million tons, and the French colony of New Caledonia is 12 million tons (this is also an important reason for France ’s unwillingness to let this land die. The earliest armor of the Harvey at the end of the 19th century was obtained by Americans carburizing French nickel steel), Brazil 9.1 million tons, Russia 7.9 million tons, Cuba 5.5 million tons ... The remaining countries are only Fragmented ... Huaxia is so big, nickel resources account for less than 4% of the world ...

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As the history and geography of the previous life, Marin knew that chromite is mainly distributed in the interior of South Africa. However, there is currently the Portuguese territory. Without sufficient assurance, Marin did not intend to take it now. Wait until the time is ripe, and then seize it together with the South African gold mine. Anyway, the chromite in South Africa and the current situation are in the northern inland area, so it is convenient to work together.

But first of all, Marin doesn't quite remember what chromite looks like, just remember that it looks like it's gray, just like ordinary stones. He didn't graduate in prospecting, and he didn't really know the difference between stones. Marlin can only be determined with such bright colors as laterite nickel ore.

As a result, the Governor of Wiltz, a prospecting engineer, spent several years traveling through various areas near Moa and climbing a lot of mountains before finally finding this reserve is not large, but it can not be counted as small ferrochrome Mine ...

Moreover, the most important meaning of finding this chromite is-looking for chromite in the future, just take this chromite ore and compare it, it is countless times simpler. Unlike the first time to find this kind of mine, Wiltz had no reference. It took a few years to find it ... it was really Marlin who moved his mouth and Wiltz ran his leg ...

However, Marin does not need much stainless steel. The main thing is to wrap the bottom of the warship. The thin iron sheet is used, and the amount is very limited. At most, make some weapons or decorations. After all, it is not an industrial age, and metal consumption is very limited.

Therefore, this small chromite with a reserve of 200,000 tons is definitely enough for Marin to splurge, even if he uses stainless steel for his guns.

As for the future, Marin has already arranged for it-South Africa, the world's largest chromite and gold country, must be included in the colonial system. Cuba is also inevitable, because there are many nickel mines in Cuba. As long as there are Cuba and South Africa, stainless steel can be made vigorously in the future. In addition, South Africa's gold reserves are also very large and must be held in their hands.

You know, the South Africa of the later generations messed up the country after the black people took power, but they could join the "BRICS" team and join the bosses and other gangsters. Do they rely on amazing reserves of gold? Moreover, other countries in the BRICS countries are only called "BRICS countries" because of the initials of the country name, while South Africa is an authentic "BRICS country" because others have gold ...

God knows why the British gave up South Africa, even if the old and the United States forced to abandon the colony, they should not throw away such a high-quality colony in South Africa. Like France, it depends on refusing to give up New Caledonia, and clearly understands the strategic value of New Caledonia ’s nickel deposits.

However, this matter is also the first thing the UK did wrong, and did not pay attention to population issues. The vast majority of South Africa is still old, how can it be willing to let Britain rule? Unlike Australia and Canada, because they are basically British, they later became British horses and younger brothers, and the head of state is still the Queen of England ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ So, after all, if you want to occupy a colony completely, you still have to Take control of that place by yourself. As for why the United States is independent, it is that the population composition of the United States is different from Australia and Canada. Although the United States was first developed by the British, but later introduced too many immigrants from various countries, such as German, French, Hispanic, and many Irish. Even more, the number of Germans exceeds that of British. Therefore, the people there certainly don't have a cold for the overlord, Britain. Unlike Australia, New Zealand, and Canada, which are dominated by British people, independence is not completely independent, and the king must be the head of state ...

With lessons from previous lives, Marin will certainly not make the British mistake again. In the future, in the core areas of his colonies (such as North America, South Africa, Cuba, etc.), it is necessary to ensure the absolute superiority of the Germans and the English, to avoid inconsistency and rebellion caused by mixing with the descendants of other countries.

Just like South Africa, there will certainly not be more than 50 million people, as many as several million people, as in future generations. Marin intends to drive away all locals and drive towards Mozambique or Botswana. Or, catch some immigrants to Japan and lower the level of Japanese civilization. When Japan is "blackened", there will be no threats in the future ...

All in all, a core area like South Africa must ensure the singularity of the future population composition and ethnicity. Only if you are yourself, will you not centrifuge ...