Abstract: A fluid-permeable electrically energized heat generating member of a desired shape, such as a rectangular brick, is formed by (1) mixing (a) about 87 to 94% by weight of a first material which contains about 80 to 95% by weight of SiC and about 5 to 20% by weight of a mixture of carbonyl iron, nickel-chromium alloy, cobalt and carbon; (b) about 5 to 10% by weight of a second material which contains about 75 to 95% by weight of an organic binder material, such as a linseed oil and about 5 to 25% by weight of a foaming material, such as methylene diphenyl isocyanate; and (c) about 0.