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Sintering of lunar regolith simulant | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

Sintering of lunar regolith simulant

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

85%

Confidence

1

Literature sources

3

Linked simulants

16

Linked properties

Record profile

Measurement type

Thermal

Application

Experiment

Primary source

Investigation of the sintering and melting of JSC-2A lunar regolith simulant

Review state

needs review

Linked simulants

JSC-1Asubject_of_studyNeeds review JSC-2Asubject of prior electrolysis studiesNeeds review JSC-1mentionedNeeds review

Related properties

Thermal conductivitydetermined from laser-heated cooling behavior100%Mineralogycharacterized by XRD100%Particle size distributionDv (10) = 6 m; Dv (50) = 131 m; Dv (90) = 432 m100%CompositionSiO2 represents 42.8 wt% of the BPY-N sample, where Si represents 21.5 mol% of BPY-N100%Viscosityadjusted via clay mineral content100%

Evidence snippets

Vacuum sintered lunar regolith simulant: pore-forming and thermal conductivity

Source literature

Main reference: Investigation of the sintering and melting of JSC-2A lunar regolith simulant

A. Zocca, M. Fateri, D. Al-Sabbagh, J. Günster | 2020 | Ceramics International

DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2020.02.212

Extraction state

85%

1 source

Needs review

Back to experiments

porositymeasured100%

Thermal propertiesUsed in studies to mimic the properties of actual lunar regolith for testing and development of additive manufacturing techniques in space environments.100%

Content TypeFigures, Tables, Supplementary Information95%

Thermal behavioranalyzed by TGA/DTA100%

Mechanical strengthtested for geopolymer or alkali-activated regolith products100%

Melting / sintering behaviorobserved by hot-stage microscopy70%

Glass formationCharacterized95%