William M. Alvino

Reinforced composites made by electro-phoretically coating graphite or carbon

Disclosed is a method of making a laminate by electrophoretically coating a flat mat made from a material selected from graphite, carbon, and mixtures thereof with an electrophoretable polymer in a non-aqueous system. The polymer is cured and the mat is impregnated with a thermosetable impregnating resin. The impregnating resin is B-staged to form a prepreg and several prepregs are stacked and cured under heat and pressure to form the laminate. Also disclosed is a laminate made by this method.