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Behaviour of lunar regolith simulant geopolymer-filled aluminium alloy circular hollow section and square hollow section stub columns

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Making glass-ceramics from lunar regolith simulant: A study on the crystallization behavior and mechanical properties

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Multi-Criteria Evaluation of Lunar Regolith Minerals for In-Situ Thermal Manufacturing and Feedstock Beneficiation

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Thermal sintering of a Chang’e-6 lunar regolith simulant: Glass-assisted densification, pore coarsening, and micromechanical heterogeneity

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Optimized manufacturing process of homogeneous microwave-sintered blocks of KLS-1 lunar regolith simulant

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Investigating the microscopic, mechanical, and thermal properties of vacuum-sintered BH-1 lunar regolith simulant for lunar in-situ construction

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