Graphite composite and method for producing graphite composite

A method for producing a graphite composite including an anisotropic graphite laminate in which, given an X axis, a Y axis orthogonal to the X axis, and a Z axis perpendicular to the X-Y plane as three spatial axes orthogonal to each other, two or more graphite sheets are stacked on top of each other, in the Y axis direction, with a resin layer between adjacent graphite sheets, and crystal orientation planes of graphite layers are disposed in parallel to the X-Z plane, wherein the anisotropic graphite laminate has a first principal face parallel to the X-Y plane and a second principal face opposite to the first principal face, the method comprising:

• a reinforcing step of forming a reinforcing layer on at least one of two surfaces of the anisotropic graphite laminate that are parallel to the Y-Z plane;
• a metal layer formation step of forming a first metal layer and a second metal layer respectively on the first principal face and second principal face of the anisotropic graphite laminate with the reinforcing layer formed thereon;
• and
• a cutting step of cutting the reinforcing layer and the anisotropic graphite laminate after the reinforcing step and before the metal layer formation step, wherein
• the first metal layer and the second metal layer each have a thickness of 2 μm to 50 μm.