SELECTIVELY REINFORCED CARBON FOAM BODIES

摘要

A selectively reinforced carbon foam body is described. The carbon foam body includes one or more reinforcement regions in predetermined locations within the carbon foam body. The reinforcement regions may be formed by permeating portions of the carbon foam body with a precursor to a reinforcement material in a predetermined pattern to form one or more reinforcement regions. The reinforcement regions may have differing sizes and shapes. The selective reinforcement of a carbon foam body allows for additional strength to be provided in needed areas while still maintaining the low density attributes of carbon foam.