Patent ID: 9683306
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: C25D

Claim:
1. A method of forming a composite material, comprising: arranging a suspension in physical contact with a carrier, wherein the suspension comprises an electrolyte and a plurality of particles of a first component of the composite material; causing the particles of the first component of the composite material to sediment on the carrier, wherein a plurality of spaces are formed between the sedimented particles; and forming by electroplating a second component of the composite material from the electrolyte in at least a fraction of the plurality of spaces, wherein the suspension is arranged under the carrier; and wherein causing the particles of the first component of the composite material to sediment on the carrier comprises allowing the particles located below the carrier to sediment on the carrier by means of buoyancy, and wherein the particles of the first component of the composite material comprise carbon fibers and the carbon fibers are coated with a metal.