“…The formation of a continuous percolated network of SiC whiskers across a sample has important implications for electrical/thermal transport and mechanical properties (de Arellano-Lopez et al, 1998Holm & Cima, 1989;Mebane & Gerhardt, 2004Quan et al, 2005). For hot-pressed ceramic composites, it seems that percolation tends to occur in the 7 to 10 vol% range.…”