According to an aspect, the present embodiments may be associated with a wet-laid, nonwoven material including high temperature refractory fibers and thermoplastic fibers formed into the nonwoven material using a wet-laid process. In an embodiment, a fluoropolymer is included in the nonwoven material. In an embodiment, the refractory fibers are at least partially cleaned of shot and latex binder or binder fiber is eliminated or at least substantially reduced.