Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

infiltration

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100%

Confidence

Literature sources

Linked simulants

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

processing

Application

Experiment

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

NS5 specimens reached a saturated surface dried (SSD) relative density of (96 2) % after one 30-min submersion in Na2 SiO3 solution and the corresponding capillary pressures for 2 m pores (Fig. 3 (a))