초록

Woven fabrics suitable for use as a lightning strike material are disclosed. Methods of making woven fabrics are also disclosed. Methods of using woven fabrics are further disclosed.

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What is claimed is: 1. An interwoven fabric consisting essentially of:(a) a first woven fabric consisting essentially of (i) a first set of m warp ends consisting essentially of metal wires and (ii) a first set of y fill ends consisting essentially of metal wires, wherein each warp end in said first

What is claimed is: 1. An interwoven fabric consisting essentially of:(a) a first woven fabric consisting essentially of (i) a first set of m warp ends consisting essentially of metal wires and (ii) a first set of y fill ends consisting essentially of metal wires, wherein each warp end in said first set of m warp ends contacts each fill end in said first set of y fill ends so as to form a metal grid positioned within a first plane,(b) a second woven fabric consisting essentially of (i) a second set of n warp ends consisting essentially of carbon tows and (ii) a second set of z fill ends consisting essentially of carbon tows, wherein said second woven fabric is positioned within a second plane, said second plane being parallel with and below said first plane,wherein at least one of said n warp ends or at least one of said z fill ends extends from said second plane into and through said first plane and back into said second plane so as to interlock with at least one of said y fill ends or at least one of said m warp ends of said first woven fabric.