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Freeze casting in Na2SiO3 sol | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Freeze casting in Na2SiO3 sol

Fabrication linked to Lunar construction, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

100%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

1

Linked simulants

8

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Fabrication

Application

Lunar construction

Primary source

Complex near-net shapes from synthetic lunar regolith

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

OPRH2Nlunar simulantNeeds review

Related properties

Compressive strengthmeasured by compression testing100%Infiltration solution30 wt% sodium silicate solution100%Freeze castingNa2SiO3 sol100%Compatibility with lunar polar regionsCold and vacuum enable natural freezing and sublimation100%relative density38% to 43%100%

Evidence snippets

Fig. 1 (a) Summary of fabrication by freeze casting in a Na2 SiO3 sol, sintering, and sol infiltration.

Source literature

Main reference: Complex near-net shapes from synthetic lunar regolith

S. S. Hossain, J. W. Bullard | 2026 | Materials Letters

DOI 10.1016/j.matlet.2026.140312

Extraction state

100%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

sintering temperature1000 C to 1150 C100%

infiltration cycles1 to 3100%

Mechanical strengthtested for geopolymer or alkali-activated regolith products100%