FIELD: powder metallurgy. SUBSTANCE: invention is meant to be applied in production of electric-brush materials, in particular, those for contact insertions of current collectors of electric locomotives, tube railway trains, and other municipal electrified transport. According to invention, material is made up of graphite particles, 6.3-60%', at least one IV-VI group metal, 15-60%, and copper or its alloys, the balance. As IV-VI group metal, titanium, zirconium, hafnium, vanadium, niobium, tantalum, chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten are used. Material may additionally contain pyrolyzed carbon in the form of matrix in quantity 0.6-22.2% and also short carbon fibers at most 5 mm long and at most 8 mcm in diameter in quantity 0.1-4.2%. IV-VI group metal carbides are applied onto graphite particles and short carbon fibers in the form of continuous coating. Graphite particles may be made in the form of flat disks at most 250 mcm in diameter and 6-20 mcm thick. Copper and its alloys may be present in material as matrix. Preparation of such material includes mixing graphite particles clad by at least one IV-VI group metal carbide with copper or its alloy powder, formation of material from the mixture by way of single-axis pressing together with binder and subsequent caking of material at temperature higher than melting point of copper. When mixing, short carbon fibers are added. Caked material is saturated with pyrolysis carbon to form matrix. Preferably, saturation is carried out from methane-hydrogen mixture at 1028-1065 C and pressure 2-30 Torr. EFFECT: improved preparation procedure. 25 cl, 2 tbl
