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The metal fibers possess several advantages including easier fabrication, easier handling (than glass fibers), high strengths, more ductility, better temperature resistance and less sensitive to surface damage [1]. Metal fibers when amalgamated with ceramics material tends to improve their thermal and impact resistance properties [7]. The metal fibers reinforced plastic composites exhibits good flexural properties and demonstrate much improved strength than neat glass fibers, yet, they also suffer from poor high temperature tolerance and the variations in the thermal expansion coefficient with the resins limit their application.