journal article·2026-02

Mechanical and thermal properties of pressureless sintered lunar regolith simulant: Analysis of sintering parameters and pore structure

Youxu Zeng, Haoyu Lu, Sheng Jiang, Lizhi Zhang, Haihan Tong, Ruifu Tang, Wenqiang Zuo

Ceramics International· Volume 52· Issue 4
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