Oxide ceramic fiber/oxide ceramic composite material and process for production thereof

The present invention discloses an oxide ceramic fiber/oxide ceramic composite material comprising primary composite materials each consisting of (a) an assembly of ceramic fibers composed mainly of a metal oxide and (b) a metal oxide ceramic which includes the ceramic fiber assembly (a) therein, the metal oxide of the ceramic (b) being different from the main component metal oxide of the ceramic fiber assembly (a) and the amount of the metal oxide ceramic (b) being 1 to 85% by weight relative to the weight of the ceramic fiber assembly (a), and a metal oxide ceramic which is a matrix for the primary composite materials and which includes the primary composite materials therein, the metal oxide of the ceramic being the same as or different from the main component metal oxide of the ceramic fiber assembly (a); and a process for producing thereof.