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mmc1 | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

mmc1

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

95%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

1

Linked simulants

9

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Document

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Tribological performance of hard coatings and polymer interfaces under the effect of lunar regolith

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

LHS-1Dlunar regolith simulantNeeds review

Related properties

Particle morphologyimaged by SEM100%Particle sizemeasured100%thicknessmeasured100%Hardnessmeasured by indentation, Vickers, Knoop, or nanoindentation100%Friction CoefficientPTFE: 0.04-0.10, PTFE+15%GF+5%MoS2: 0.03-0.08, PEEK: 0.05-0.12, UHMWPE HD1000: 0.06-0.15100%

Evidence snippets

mmc1 mmc1.docx docx 3629902 APPLICATION

Source literature

Main reference: Tribological performance of hard coatings and polymer interfaces under the effect of lunar regolith

J. Sorrell, M. Rahman, V. Tsigkis, L. O. Vaught, A. A. Polycarpou | 2026 | Wear

DOI 10.1016/j.wear.2026.206669

Extraction state

95%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

Coefficient of friction (CoF)higher than PTFE

100%

Wear ratemeasured by abrasion, wear, or tribological testing100%

Plane-strain Modulus173 GPa95%

RMS roughness0.7 m100%