BP-1 | Lunar Simulant Atlas

Geomechanical

Strength, friction, shear, hardness, rheology, repose angle, fracture, and impact behavior.

13 measured2 sources

Compressive strength 1Compressive strength (CS) 1fracture behavior 1Geotechnical properties 1

Geotechnical propertiesreported1 source for this simulantDevelopment of a novel lunar highland soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) and its geotechnical properties for Chandrayaan missions

Compressive strength75 wt% BP-11 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Physical

Density, porosity, thermal behavior, surface area, friability, and permeability.

6 measured2 sources

density 1Particle density 1porosity 1Thermal behavior 1

density1.65 g/cm³1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

porositycalculated1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

density1.65 g cm 31 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

porosityconsistent with lunar regolith1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

Thermal behavioranalyzed by TGA/DTA1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Particle densitymeasured by gas pycnometry1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Grain specific

Grain size, distribution, shape, magnetic grain behavior, and electrostatic charging.

1 measured1 source

Particle size distribution 1

Particle size distributionmeasured by sieving or laser diffraction1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Chemical

Glass composition, bulk chemistry, oxide chemistry, volatile minerals, and surface reactivity.

9 measured3 sources

chemical composition 1Ferrosilicon composition 1moisture content 1Product composition 1Si/H2O ratio 1Silica coordination 1Simulant composition 1surface film 1TiO2 content 1

Simulant compositionLow Ti-content mare regolith1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

Product compositionFerrosilicon alloy and silicon carbide1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

TiO2 content>2 wt%1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

Ferrosilicon composition23.78 wt% Si, 1.80 wt% Al, 0.94 wt% Ti1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

moisture content0.04%1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

chemical compositionTable 3 Molar ratio analysis of Black Point 1 lunar regolith simulant (M OX = Moles of oxide in each row).1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

surface filmthin, clear film on surface1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Silica coordinationvaries1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Si/H2O rationominal Si/H2O ratio1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Mineralogical

Mineralogical composition, modal mineralogy, grain-size dependent mineralogy, and soil texture.

1 measured1 source

Thermodynamic data 1

Thermodynamic dataThermodynamic data of the BP-1 simulant reduction in vacuum; (a) Iron-containing components in equilibrium state in relation to temperature using a 50% carbon excess and (b) Phase1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

Multicategory

Cross-cutting lunar soil features such as solar particles and agglutinates with nanophase iron.

0 measured0 sources

No measurements yet

Other

Extracted properties that do not clearly fit the workshop categories yet.

14 measured3 sources

activation solutions 1Inherent water content 1material properties 1Microstructural analysis 1moisture content 1shrinkage 1Stress-strain curve 1temperature 1viscosity 1Water content 1X-ray diffraction pattern 1

X-ray diffraction patternX-ray diffraction pattern of the initial BP-1 lunar regolith simulant sample.1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

Microstructural analysisScanning electron micrographs of as-received BP-1 simulant polished sections; Ti-mt: titanomagnetite, lab: labradorite, aug: augite, fo: forsterite (a, b, c) phases as detected via1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

material propertiessintered Black Point-1 lunar regolith simulant1 source for this simulantIn-situ resource utilization: ferrosilicon and SiC production from BP-1 lunar regolith simulant via carbothermal reduction

moisture contentvaried1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

temperature140 F1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

moisture content0.07%1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

moisture content0.52%1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

moisture content0.87%1 source for this simulantGas permeability of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant at sub-atmospheric pressures

Water contentvaried1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

activation solutionsBP-1 geopolymers formed from the following activating solutions: 0.3Si/ (green squares), 0.4Si/ (orange circles), 0.5Si/ (purple triangles), 0.6Si/ (pink diamonds).1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Inherent water content3.68 0.01 wt%1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

Stress-strain curveengineering stress strain curves for 6 samples of BP-1 geopolymer created with 70 wt% BP-1, an activating solution of nominal molar ratio 0.3Si/, and an activating solution of 60%1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

viscosityflow at 55 wt%1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization

shrinkagepresent in cubes formed at 55 and 60 wt%1 source for this simulantComposition-property relationships of BP-1 lunar regolith simulant geopolymers for in-situ resource utilization