| abstract |
According to one example of the present invention, there is provided a composite material for cold pressing including: carbon fibers that are unidirectional continuous fibers; and a thermoplastic resin, wherein the composite material has a thickness of 0.3 mm or more, when the composite material is observed from a direction perpendicular to a continuous fiber direction, a cross section of the carbon fibers included in the composite material satisfies the following specific Expressions (1), (2) and (3): n n 1/ N ≦0.1 Expression (1),n n p <0.01 Expression (2), andn n 0.001≦(1− dc /( dr *( Vr /100)+ df *( Vf /100)))≦0.1 Expression (3). |