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AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toyota Chuo Kenkyusho, Ube Industries, Ltd.
InventorsSenichi Yamada, Shinichi Towata, Hajime Ikuno, Takemi Yamamura, Toshihiro Ishikawa, Masaki Shibuya
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A fiber and fibrous material for producing composite materials, fiber-reinforced metals, fiber-reinforced plastics and fiber-reinforced ceramics, in which short fibers, whiskers or powders made of heat resistant material are deposited on continuous fibers made of heat resistant material. The composite materials, such as fiber-reinforced metals, plastics, and ceramics, contain the fibrous material in a matrix, and have improved control of the fiber volume ratio and mechanical characteristics. Processes for producing the fiber, fibrous materials and composite materials are also disclosed.
A fibrous material for a composite material comprising a bundle of continuous fibers or a woven fabric comprising a plurality of said bundles of continuous fibers, said continuous fibers comprising at least one material selected from the group consisting of a ceramic, carbon and a metal, in which fine particles, and at least one of short fibers and whiskers each comprising at least one heat resistant material selected from the group consisting of a ceramic, carbon and a metal, are contacted with the surface of said continuous fibers.
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