Materials Refining for Structural Elements From Lunar Resources

Details Materials Refining for Structural Elements From Lunar Resources Materials Refining for Structural Elements From Lunar Resources

Jan 1998

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1998uisr.work...11l&link_type=abstract

Workshop on Using In Situ resources for Construction of Planetary Outposts, p. 11

Computer Science

Construction, Lunar Resources, Manufacturing, Titanium, Aluminum, Glass, Sintering, Composite Materials

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Use of in situ resources for construction on the Moon will require manufacturing structural materials out of lunar resources. Many materials that are currently used for aerospace and construction require materials that have low availability on the Moon. For example, graphite fiber, SiC fiber, and artificial fiber composites (such as Kevlar, Spectra, etc.) are used as advanced lightweight structural materials on Earth, but the low availability of C on the Moon makes these poor choices. Likewise the polymers used as the matrix for these composites, epoxy or polyester, also suffer from the low availability of C. Bulk paving and construction materials such as cement or concrete suffer from the low availability of water on the Moon, while asphalt, a common paving material on Earth, suffers from the low availability of C.

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