Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Laser beam melting

fabrication linked to Experiment, with source literature and related extracted records kept visible.

100%

Confidence

Literature sources

Linked simulants

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

fabrication

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Influence of Particle Size on Laser Beam Melting of Lunar Regolith Simulant

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

LX-T100Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LX-M100Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review LX-I50Simulant mentioned in extracted literature tagsNeeds review

Related properties

Melting behaviortested by laser melting or laser powder-bed processing100%Chemical compositionanalyzed by SEM-EDS100%density2.88 kg cm 3100%melting point652 C100%Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%

Evidence snippets

The samples were fabricated in a vacuum chamber at 12-18 mbar by melting the regolith simulant with a 200 W laser beam scanning over a 20 mm x 6 mm profile at 4 mm/s.