{"title":"Development of Lunar Soil Simulant for Sintering Experiments","authors":"I. A. Agapkin, E. M. Sorokin, E. V. Matveev","doi":"10.1134/S0038094624602202","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lunar regolith is considered as a primary raw material for potential infrastructure construction on the Moon. To test additive manufacturing methods, it is necessary to create lunar regolith simulants that replicate its chemical and mineralogical composition. Among terrestrial materials, volcanic ash shows the closest resemblance to regolith. The ash from the Tolbachik volcano possesses chemical and mineral composition similar to lunar regolith. A soil simulant has been developed, featuring a chemical and mineralogical composition that combines both mare and highland characteristics of lunar regolith. Testing of this simulant was performed using laser sintering technology. Successful sintering experiments with Tolbachik volcano tephra enabled production of a component with an average microhardness value of 630 HV.</p>","PeriodicalId":778,"journal":{"name":"Solar System Research","volume":"59 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8000,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Solar System Research","FirstCategoryId":"101","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1134/S0038094624602202","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ASTRONOMY & ASTROPHYSICS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lunar regolith is considered as a primary raw material for potential infrastructure construction on the Moon. To test additive manufacturing methods, it is necessary to create lunar regolith simulants that replicate its chemical and mineralogical composition. Among terrestrial materials, volcanic ash shows the closest resemblance to regolith. The ash from the Tolbachik volcano possesses chemical and mineral composition similar to lunar regolith. A soil simulant has been developed, featuring a chemical and mineralogical composition that combines both mare and highland characteristics of lunar regolith. Testing of this simulant was performed using laser sintering technology. Successful sintering experiments with Tolbachik volcano tephra enabled production of a component with an average microhardness value of 630 HV.
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Solar System Research publishes articles concerning the bodies of the Solar System, i.e., planets and their satellites, asteroids, comets, meteoric substances, and cosmic dust. The articles consider physics, dynamics and composition of these bodies, and techniques of their exploration. The journal addresses the problems of comparative planetology, physics of the planetary atmospheres and interiors, cosmochemistry, as well as planetary plasma environment and heliosphere, specifically those related to solar-planetary interactions. Attention is paid to studies of exoplanets and complex problems of the origin and evolution of planetary systems including the solar system, based on the results of astronomical observations, laboratory studies of meteorites, relevant theoretical approaches and mathematical modeling. Alongside with the original results of experimental and theoretical studies, the journal publishes scientific reviews in the field of planetary exploration, and notes on observational results.
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