PURPOSE: To enhance the welding resistance, the fire resistance, the consumption resistance and the strength of an electric contact material and to make it lightweight, by forming the electric contact material from a specific composition containing SiC, a carbon fiber and Ag to reduce the contact resistance of the obtained electric contact material.

CONSTITUTION: This electric contact material has a composition substantially consisting of 2W20wt% SiC, 0W5wt% carbon fiber and the remainder Ag. That is, SiC and the carbon fiber are dispersed throughout Ag.