Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

SEM analysis of fracture surfaces

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

100%

Confidence

Literature sources

Linked simulants

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Microstructural analysis

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. 3 (a) SEM images of the fracture surfaces of sintered freeze-cast regolith (P1: pores formed by sublimation of ice crystals; P2: interparticle pores).