Needs reviewLiterature-derived experiment

X-ray_tomography

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

100%

Confidence

Literature sources

Linked simulants

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Record profile

Measurement type

microstructural_analysis

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

The bloating was noticeable also by the loss of the original shape of the sample, as it is clear by the variation of the shape factor in Fig. 7 C and D and in the X-ray tomography images of the sample