Lunar Steel Production through Fe-Si alloy

<p dir="ltr">This PhD thesis explores how metals can be made on the Moon using lunar soil (called regolith) instead of sending materials from the Earth which is extremely expensive. Oxygen extraction from the lunar regolith inevitably produces iron silicon (Fe-Si) alloys as byproducts. This research focuses on first making the Fe-Si alloys from lunar regolith stimulant and then refining these alloys into "Lunar steel". Through thermodynamic modelling and laboratory experiments, the study demonstrated how "Lunar Steel" could be produced by refining of Fe-Si alloys. The resulting strong, ductile steel could support lunar bases, pipelines, and machinery, paving the way for sustainable lunar habitat.</p>