Abstract: The invention concerns a composit material with a glass-ceramic or ceramic matrix obtained by the sol-gel process and reinforced by fibers, wherein said matrix is MLAS matrix and wherein said fibers are at least 17% by volume Si-Ti-C-O fibers. FIG. 2 shows the flexural stress-strain curves (compression and tension) for a composite material containing 24% by volume of Si-Ti-C-O fiber in a MLAS matrix. Shaped articles produced from the composit material according to this invention can be used in the aeronautical and spatial industries and in motor vehicle engines.

Abstract: Introducing into a space delimited by the walls of a mould a sufficient quantity of a material required to obtain the final composite, placing in the material movable inserts corresponding to the hollow sections of the final piece, applying to the unit a uniformly distributed mechanical pressure under heat, extracting the material from the mould and mechanically removing the movable inserts from the material. Structural pieces formed of sandwich panels incorporating an internal stiffener.