Mixed fiber composite structures
First Claim
1. An article comprising a network of a first metal fiber and at least one second fiber, where the second fiber is selected from the group consisting of a ceramic, a high surface area non-metallic material, carbon, or any combination thereof, where at least said first metal fiber has a plurality of bonded junctions at the first metal fiber crossing points, and where the second fiber is interlocked in the network of the bonded metal fibers.
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Abstract
A family of composites are characterized as a network of a first fiber and at least a second fiber, where at least the first fibers have a multiplicity of bonded junctions at their point of crossing. The largest class has metals as one or both of the fibers, although the second fiber can be of materials such as carbon, ceramics, and high surface area materials. The composites can be simply prepared and manifest enormous variation in such properties as void volume, pore size, and electrical properties generally.
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- 1. An article comprising a network of a first metal fiber and at least one second fiber, where the second fiber is selected from the group consisting of a ceramic, a high surface area non-metallic material, carbon, or any combination thereof, where at least said first metal fiber has a plurality of bonded junctions at the first metal fiber crossing points, and where the second fiber is interlocked in the network of the bonded metal fibers.
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