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Linked properties
Measurement type
thermal processing
Application
Experiment
Primary source
Making glass-ceramics from lunar regolith simulant: A study on the crystallization behavior and mechanical properties
Review state
needs review
Heat treatments at 800 1000 C primarily produced augite-based glass-ceramics, while treatment at 1100 C favored the formation of anorthite as the dominant crystalline phase.
A lower temperature heat treatment schedule was devised to maximize the amount of non-lunar minerals that are removed while also attempting to preserve the underlying minerology and morphology.
The final thing to note is the slight increase in apparent density after heat treatment.
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