Patent ID: 8865604

Claim:
A composite assembly comprising: a plurality of bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composites, wherein each bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composite of said plurality of bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composites comprises: a bulk carbon nanotube material layer comprising a plurality of carbon nanotubes; and a metal film applied across an outer surface of said bulk carbon nanotube material layer using at least one of a chemical vapor deposition process an electroless plating process, a sputtering process, and a physical vapor deposition process such that said metal film penetrates through said outer surface and into interstices between individual carbon nanotubes, wherein at least a portion of said plurality of carbon nanotubes remain uncoated with said metal film and said metal film facilitates reducing an electrical resistance between said plurality of carbon nanotubes, wherein said plurality of bulk carbon nanotube and metallic composites are coupled together using at least one of an ultrasonic welding process and an ultrasonic additive manufacturing process.