Patent ID: 6916355

Claim:
A composite material producible by filling a mixed material containing a metal powder capable of inducing a self-combustion reaction upon contacting aluminum (Al) and a dispersing material in a reaction container and infiltrating molten aluminum (Al) into pores inside said mixed material, thereby a dispersing material is dispersed in a matrix, wherein the composite material is producible by steps of filling said mixed material in a space forming region to be defined by at least two container elements when said at least two container elements are integrated into one body with said mixed material being filled; said container elements being used as a reaction container, and then infiltrating said aluminum (Al) which is molten due to heat generated by said self-combustion reaction into pores inside said mixed material through at least one hole formed in an upper part of a reaction container formed by combining said at least two container elements in which said mixed material is filled in said space forming region in a state being fixed to a predetermined shape, thereby an aluminide intermetallic compound is formed by the self-combustion reaction between said metal powder and said aluminum (Al), and a dispersing material is dispersed into said matrix.