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Advanced Structural Ceramics

Published by: BCC Research

Published: Dec. 1, 2005 - 375 Pages


Table of Contents


INTRODUCTION

STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES

CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE STUDY

FORMAT AND SCOPE

METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES

WHO SHOULD SUBSCRIBE?

ANALYSTS CREDENTIALS

RELATED BCC REPORTS

RELATED BCC INDUSTRY REVIEWS

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DISCLAIMER



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Summary Table:

NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES, THROUGH 2010

Summary Figure:

MARKET IN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA BY INDUSTRY, 2005 AND 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

APPLICATIONS

Table 1 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL USES FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS



MARKET AND MARKET SHARES

Table 2 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET VALUE AND SHARE BY APPLICATION, THROUGH 2010

Figure 1 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKET SHARE BY APPLICATION 2005 AND 2010



ALUMINA-BASED CERAMICS

Table 3 ALUMINA-BASED ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Figure 2 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR ALUMINA CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005



ZIRCONIA-BASED CERAMICS

Table 4 ZIRCONIA-BASED ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLION/PERCENT)

Figure 3 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR ZIRCONIA CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS

Table 5 SILICON CARBIDE ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLION/PERCENT)

Figure 4 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



BORON CARBIDE CERAMICS

Table 6 BORON CARBIDE ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PERCENT)

Figure 5 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR BORON CARBIDE CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



SILICON NITRIDE CERAMICS

Table 7 SILICON NITRIDE-BASED ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PERCENT)

Figure 6 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR SILICON NITRIDE BASED CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



SILICA-BASED CERAMICS

Table 8 SILICA-BASED ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA, BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PERCENT)

Figure 7 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR SILICA-BASED CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005



TITANIUM DIBORIDE CERAMICS

Table 9 TITANIUM DIBORIDE ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MARKET VALUE IN NORTH AMERICA BY APPLICATION, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PERCENT)

Figure 8 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR SILICON NITRIDE BASED CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMICS

Table 10 GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC APPLICATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PERCENT)

Figure 9 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



MIXED AND OTHER CERAMICS

Table 11 MIXED AND OTHER ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC APPLICATIONS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PERCENT)

Figure 10 ILLUSTRATION OF APPLICATION MIX FOR MIXED AND OTHER CERAMICS IN NORTH AMERICA, 2005 (%)



2005 MARKET ESTIMATE

Table 12 NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS AND MARKET SHARE FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS BY TYPE, 2005 ($ MILLIONS/PRCENT)

Figure 11 MARKET SHARE OF THE ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS IN NORTH AMERICA BY TYPE, 2005 (%)



TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW

ADVANCED CERAMICS

ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS



CERAMIC TYPES

Table 13 COMMONLY USED ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIAL FAMILIES

Oxide Ceramics

Titanate Ceramics

Ferrite Material

Multicomponent Oxide Ceramics

Beryllia Ceramics

ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

MONOLITHIC STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES



STRUCTURAL CERAMIC MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES

Table 14 COMPARISON OF SOME BASIC PROPERTIES OF SELECTED COMPOUNDS USED IN ADVANCED CERAMICS

ALUMINO SILICATE-BASED CERAMICS



OXIDE CERAMICS

Alumina

Table 15 PROPERTIES OF COMMERCIAL ALUMINA SPECIFICATIONS

Zirconia

Table 16 PROPERTIES OF NORZIDE YZ-110 TETRAGONAL ZIRCONIA POLYCRYSTALS (TZP)

Beryllia Ceramics



NONOXIDE CERAMICS

Nitride Ceramics

Material Types

Properties

Applications

Silicon Nitride

Table 17 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF SILICON NITRIDE AND SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICS

Reaction-Bonded Silicon Nitride

Hot Pressed Silicon Nitride

Sintered Silicon Nitride

Sialon Ceramics

Boron Nitride

Table 18 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF HOT-PRESSED BORON NITRIDE

Carbide Ceramics

Material Types

Properties

Applications

Silicon Carbide

Hot-Pressed Silicon Carbide

Sintered Silicon Carbide

Reaction Sintered Silicon Carbide

Boron Carbide

Borides

Silicides



TOUGHENING OF CERAMICS

Microstructure Development

Whisker Toughening

Phase Transformation Toughening

Surface-Treatment Toughening

Transformation Toughening of Zirconia



COMPARISON OF ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC STRENGTHS

Table 19 AVERAGE STRENGTHS OF CERAMICS (PSI)



CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

Reinforcements

Particulates

Platelets

Whiskers

Table 20 PROPERTIES OF SELECTED CERAMIC WHISKERS

Continuous Fibers

Table 21 TYPICAL PROPERTY RANGES FOR SELECTED FIBERS

Mattrices

Glass/Glass-Ceramic

Oxide

Table 22 APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF ALUMINA AND MULLITE MATRIX COMPOSITES

Table 23 TYPICAL MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF OXIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES

Nonoxide

Applications of SIC Matrix CFCs

Table 24 APPLICATIONS AND BENEFITS OF SIC MATRIX CFCCS

Mechanical Properties

Table 25 MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NONOXIDE MATRIX COMPOSITES

Applications of MOSI2 Composites

Table 26 APPLICATIONS OF MOSI2 COMPOSITES

Discontinuously and Continuously Reinforced Ceramics

Table 27 MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR DRCS

Table 28 MATERIALS AND APPLICATIONS FOR CRCS



ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC PROCESSING

Table 29 STAGES IN THE PROCESSING OF CRYSTALLINE CERAMICS



POWER TECHNOLOGY



RHEOLOGY CONTROL



CONSOLIDATION AND FORMING

Table 30 MAJOR TECHNIQUES FOR POWDER CONSOLIDATION AND SHAPE FORMING



DRY PRESSING

UNIAXIAL PRESSING

ISOSTATIC PRESSING

HOT PRESSING

HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING



SLIP CASTING

Figure 12 SCHEMATIC OF SLIP CASTING PROCESS

TAPE CASTING



PLASTIC FORMING



EXTRUSION

Figure 13 SCHEMATIC OF EXTRUSION PROCESS



INJECTION MOLDING

Figure 14 SCHEMATIC OF INJECTION MOLDING PROCESS

SINTERING

GREEN MACHINING

OTHER PROCESSES

Glass-Ceramics

Sol-Gel Methods for Ceramic Processing

Organometallic Routes to Ceramics



APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS



OBJECTIVES FOR CERAMICS USAGE

Table 31 OBJECTIVES FOR USE OF ADVANCED CERAMICS IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES



STRUCTURAL CERAMICS APPLICATIONS

Table 32 CURRENT AND POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS OF ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

Application Segments



TECHNICAL, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

TECHNICAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS

PARTICLE SIZE

RHEOLOGY CONTROL

RELIABILITY OF THE COMPONENTS

R&D GAPS AND RD&D NEEDS/CHALLENGES

RELIABILITY TESTS

RD&D COST REDUCTION

INCREASED RELIABILITY

MARKET IMPACT



R&D AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES IN MONOLITHIC CERAMICS

Improved Resistance to Fracture

RD&D Priority

Increased Material Strength

Better Design Methods/Practices

Lower Stress Designs

Improved Resistance to the Use Environment

Improved Material Chemical Stability

Protective Coatings

Functional Gradient Ceramics

Improved Resistance to Contact Stress

Increase Reliability

Reduced Material Variability Through Improved Fabrication Process Control

Reduced Cost of Manufacturing

Lower-Cost Powders/Precursors

Large Quantity Scale-Up

Increased Automation.

Decreased Final Machining.

Lower-Cost Quality Assurance

Rapid Prototyping Integrated into Manufacturing



R&D AND TECHNOLOGY CHALLENGES IN CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITES

Market Impact

Cmc R&D Needs and Technology Challenges

Reduce the Cost of Precursors

Scale-Up/Cost Reduction of Fiber Manufacturing

Lower-Cost Interface Materials and Deposition Processes

Interactions Between Cmc Constituents and Application Environments -

Understanding of Interactions of CMC with an Applied Stress or Strain

Increase Temperature Stability to 1,200°C to 1,500°C

RD&D PRIORITY

Higher-Temperature Fibers, Matrix Materials, and Interface Coatings

Environmental Barrier Coatings (EBCs)

Active Cooling Designs

Technology Challenge: Manufacturing Scale-Up and Cost Reduction

Larger Furnace Design and Construction

Automation/Semi-Automation of Preform Fabrication

Low-Cost Tooling

Near-Net-Shape Fabrication

Low-Cost In-Process and Post-Process Quality Assurance



ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMIC ROAD MAP CONCLUSION ON RD&D



TOOL INSERTS



HISTORY OF CUTTING TOOL DEVELOPMENTS

Figure 15 FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS OF VARIOUS CUTTING MATERIALS

Table 33 TYPICAL PROPERTIES OF CEMENTED CARBIDE, ALUMINA, ALUMINA-TITANIUM CARBIDE AND SIALON CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS

Figure 16 IMPROVEMENTS IN CUTTING SPEEDS FOR VARIOUS CUTTING TOOLS OVER TIME



ALUMINA CERAMIC CUTTING TOOLS



WHITE CERAMIC AND BLACK CERAMIC

Table 34 COMPARISON OF AL2O3 AND AL2O3Ă—TIC

AL2O3/SIC WHISKER-REINFORCED



SILICON NITRIDE-BASED CUTTING TOOLS



KENNAMETAL'S SIALON



GREENLEAF'S GSN AND HSN



OTHER ADVANCED CERAMIC CUTTING TOOL MATERIALS



APPLICATIONS

Figure 17 SCHEMATIC OF THE APPLICATION AREAS FOR CERAMIC TOOL MATERIALS



CAST IRON MACHINING

STEEL MACHINING



HEAT RESISTANT STEELS, NICKEL AND TITANIUM ALLOYS

APPLICATIONS OTHER THAN METAL CUTTING

Mining and Construction Industry

Ceramic Scissors

Blades for Haircutting Device

PRICE BARRIERS

Table 35 PRICE COMPARISON OF WC-CO AND CERAMICS CUTTING TOOLS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS



NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCERS

Table 36 NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AND SUPPLIERS OF CERAMIC CUTTING TOOL INSERTS

Table 37 NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCERS OF CUTTING TOOL BLANKS

CERAMIC CUTTING TOOL PRICES

Table 38 AVERAGE PRICES OF CARBIDE AND CERAMIC TOOL INSERTS, 1987-2005



MARKETS AND ECONOMICS

Market Share by Material Type and Company

Table 39 MARKET SHARE OF CERAMIC TOOL INSERTS BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2005 (%)

Table 40 MARKET SHARE OF LEADING COMPANIES IN CERAMIC CUTTING TOOLS, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Market Value by Material Type

Table 41 CERAMIC TOOL INSERT MARKET VALUE BY MATERIAL TYPE, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

WEAR, EROSION AND CORROSION RESISTANT PARTS



MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES

Table 42 MATERIAL SELECTION CHART FOR WEAR AND INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS

Table 43 PROPERTIES OF NORTON'S NORALIDE SILICON NITRIDE BEARING COMPONENTS

Table 44 COMPARATIVE PERFORMANCE OF WC-CO, SIC AND B4C FOR NOZZLE APPLICATIONS (TYPICAL HOURS OF NOZZLE LIFE*)



APPLICATIONS

CERAMIC BEARINGS



GRINDING MEDIA FOR BALL MILLS

Table 45 TYPICAL PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF COORS HIGH-DENSITY CERAMIC MEDIA



NOZZLES

Sand and Abrasive Blast Nozzle

Nozzles for Water Jet Cutting

Spray Dryer Nozzles

Welding Nozzles



MECHANICAL SEALS AND VALVES

Table 46 CANDIDATE SEAL MATERIAL PROPERTIES

Seal Faces for Automotive Water Pumps

CERAMIC DIES FOR METALS EXTRUSION



CERAMIC PRODUCTS FOR WIRE AND CABLE INDUSTRY

Wire Drawing Capstans

Pulleys (Sheaves)

Rolls, Guides and Dies



CERAMIC LINERS AND SCRAPPERS

Figure 18 CERAMIC HYDROCCYCLONE LINERS FROM SAINT GOBAIN STRUCTURAL CERAMICS



OTHER APPLICATIONS

Textile Yarn Guides

Roll Crushers

Tundish Nozzles

Plunger Pumps



INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS



NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS

Table 47 NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLIERS OF WEAR RESISTANT AND INDUSTRIAL PARTS



MARKETS

Bearings and Components

Table 48 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC BEARINGS AND COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Dies, Guides and Pulleys

Table 49 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC DIES, GUIDES, PULLEYS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Table 50 VALUE OF CERAMIC MATERIALS USED FOR CERAMIC DIES, GUIDES, PULLEYS AND OTHER PRODUCTS, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Liners, Grinding Media, Foil and Forming Boards

Table 51 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE FOR CERAMIC LINERS, GRINDING MEDIA AND CERAMIC PARTS FOR THE PULP AND PAPERMAKING INDUSTRY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 52 VALUE OF CERAMIC MATERIALS USED FOR CERAMIC LINERS, GRINDING MEDIA AND CERAMIC PARTS FOR THE PULP AND PAPERMAKING INDUSTRY, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Nozzles

Table 53 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE FOR CERAMIC NOZZLES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Table 54 VALUE OF CERAMIC MATERIALS USED FOR CERAMIC NOZZLES IN NORTH AMERICAN, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Mechanical Seals, Valves and Plungers

Table 55 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE FOR CERAMIC MECHANICAL SEALS, VALVES, BREAK RINGS AND PLUNGERS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Table 56 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE OF CERAMIC MATERIALS USED FOR MECHANICAL SEALS, VALVES, BREAK RINGS AND PLUNGERS BY MATERIAL, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Specialty Crucibles

Combined Markets

Table 57 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS FOR WEAR-RESISTANT AND INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS)

Table 58 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE OF CERAMIC MATERIALS USED FOR WEAR-RESISTANT AND INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Market Share of Market Leaders

Table 59 LEADING PRODUCER AND SUPPLIER OF CERAMIC COMPONENTS FOR WEAR-RESISTANT AND INDUSTRIAL-RELATED APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE IN 2005 (%)



ENERGY AND HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT PARTS

INTRODUCTION

APPLICATIONS



CERAMIC HOT-WALL COMBUSTORS FOR GAS TURBINES AND MHD



HIGH-TEMPERATURE BATTERIES



ALTERNATE ENERGY AND FUEL CELLS

GASIFIER REACTION CHAMBERS



KILN FURNITURE



CERAMIC CRUCIBLES



HEAT EXCHANGERS

Ceramic Materials For Heat Exchangers

Figure 19 CERAMICS HEAT EXCHANGER TUBING FROM SAINT GOBAIN

Fabrication of Ceramic Heat Exchanger Components

Recuperators



COGENERATION

ROTARY HEAT EXCHANGERS

FIXED-BOUNDARY RECUPERATOR

FLUIDIZED BED COMBUSTION

SOLAR ENERGY RECEIVER/CONVERTER

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS



NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES

Table 60 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES SUPPLYING CERAMIC COMPONENTS IN ENERGY AND HIGH-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS



NORTH AMERICAN MARKET

Kiln Furniture

Table 61 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR KILN FURNITURE BY MATERIAL TYPE, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Heat Exchangers

Thermal Components

Energy-Related Applications

Combined Markets

Table 62 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMICS FOR KILN FURNITURE, HEAT EXCHANGERS, HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND ENERGY RELATED APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Table 63 VALUE OF CERAMIC MATERIALS USED FOR KILN FURNITURE, HEAT EXCHANGERS, HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ENERGY RELATED APPLICATIONS, 2005 ($ MILLION)

Market Share of Companies

Table 64 LEADING PRODUCERS AND SUPPLIERS OF CERAMIC COMPONENTS FOR KILN FURNITURE, HEAT EXCHANGERS, HIGH TEMPERATURE AND ENERGY RELATED APPLICATIONS MARKET SHARE, 2005 (%)



AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE

MATERIALS

SPACE SHUTTLE TILES



GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMICS

CERAMIC COMPOSITES

FIBER REINFORCED GLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICS

Table 65 GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC MATRICES OF INTEREST

Glass-Fiber Reinforcement

Oxide and Silicon Carbide-Fiber Reinforcement

Si3N4/CMCs with Increased Engineering Reliability

APPLICATIONS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS



NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES

Table 66 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES SUPPLYING CERAMIC COMPONENTS FOR AIRCRAFT AND AEROSPACE

Table 67 MARKET VALUE FOR ADVANCED CERAMICS AND GLASS-CERAMICS FOR AIRCRAFT, AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Market Share of Companies

CERAMICS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS

APPLICATIONS



CERAMIC ARMORS

Boron Carbide

Silicon Carbide

Other Materials

Recent Armor Development



RADOMES AND IR WINDOWS

MISSILE BEARINGS

GUN BARREL LINERS

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS



NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES

Table 68 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES IN CERAMIC ARMOR SEGMENT

Table 69 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES SUPPLYING CERAMIC COMPONENTS FOR OTHER DEFENSE-RELATED APPLICATIONS



MARKET

U.S. Military Contracts for Ceramic Armors

Table 70 CERAMIC ARMOR CONTRACTS FROM THE U.S. MILITARY FROM JANUARY 2004 ($ MILLION)

Ceramic Armor Market

Table 71 COMPANY SHARES IN CERAMIC ARMOR MARKET, 2005 (%)

Table 72 CERAMIC ARMOR MARKET SHARE BY MATREIAL, 2005 (%)

Radomes, IR Windows and Others

Market Projection

Table 73 MARKET VALUE FOR ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS FOR MILITARY APPLICATIONS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)



BIOCERAMICS, MEDIAL AND DENTAL CERAMICS



MATERIAL TYPES

NEARLY INERT CERAMIC IMPLANTS

SURFACE ACTIVE GLASS AND CERAMIC IMPLANTS

RESORBABLE

PROPERTY REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPLANTS

CURRENTLY USED MATERIALS



APPLICATIONS

Table 74 APPLICATIONS OF BIOACTIVE GLASSES AND GLASS-CERAMICS

Bioglass Prosthesis

Glass-Ceramics Prosthesis

Bioglass Composite Prosthesis

Sic Whisker-Reinforced Glass-Ceramic Composites

Crystallized Glass Prosthesis

Calcium-Based Biocompatible Filler for Bones

Ceramics for Orthopedic Products

Dental Ceramic Materials for Crowns and Bridges

Glass-Ceramics as Crown Materials

Zirconia for all Ceramic Crowns and Bridgework

Glass-Based Posterior Composite Materials

Glass Ionomer for Dental Cement and Posterior Material

Dental Implants

Nanoceramic Materials for Dental Applications

INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS

NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES

Table 75 NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES INVOLVED IN BIOCERAMICS AND MEDICAL/DENTAL CERAMIC PRODUCTS



NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS

Medical Implants

Market Share of Companies

Table 76 COMPANY MARKET SHARES FOR CERAMIC MEDICAL IMPLANTS, 2005 (%)

Market Share of Materials Used

Table 77 CERAMIC MEDICAL IMPLANT MARKET BY MATERIAL, 2005 (%)

Dental Ceramic Materials and Implants

Table 78 U.S. MARKET VALUE FOR DENTAL PROSTHESES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLIONS

Market Share of Companies in Dental Implants

Table 79 DENTAL PROSTHESIS MARKET VALUE, BY MANUFACTURER, 2004 ($ MILLION)

Ceramic Dental Crown Market

Table 80 ESTIMATED COST FOR CERAMIC, GLASS-CERAMICS AND METAL/CERAMICS CROWNS IN 2005

Table 81 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE AND VOLUME FOR CERAMIC AND GLASS-CERAMICS CROWNS, THROUGH 2010

Market for Glass-Based Posterior Materials

Table 82 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE FOR GLASS-BASED POSTERIOR COMPOSITES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Ceramics and Glass-Ceramics in Dental Restorative Applications

Table 83 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE FOR CERAMIC-, GLASS- AND GLASS-CERAMICS-BASED MATERIALS IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Market Leaders in Ceramic/Glass-Ceramic Dental Crowns and Posterior Composites

Overall Bioceramics Market

Table 84 NORTH AMERICAN BIOCERAMICS MARKET VALUE FOR CERAMIC-, GLASS- AND GLASS-CERAMICS-BASED MATERIALS, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Market According to Materials Used

Table 85 NORTH AMERICAN BIOCERAMICS MARKET VALUE, BY MATERIAL, 2005 ($ MILLION)



AUTO AND GAS TURBINE COMPONENTS

CERAMIC ENGINE COMPONENTS

Gas Turbine Engines

Heavy Duty Diesel Engines

Light-Duty Gasoline Engines

Ceramics in Turbocharger Rotors



INDUSTRY STRUCTURE AND MARKETS

NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES

Table 86 NORTH AMERICAN PRODUCERS OF AUTO AND GAS TURBINE ENGINES AND OTHER AUTO COMPONENTS



NORTH AMERICAN MARKETS

Gas Turbine Engines

Diesel Engine Components

Light Duty Gasoline Engines

Turbochargers

Combined Engine Market

Table 87 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET VALUE FOR CERAMIC COMPONENTS FOR AUTO, DIESEL AND GAS TURBINE ENGINES, THROUGH 2010 ($ MILLION)

Table 88 NORTH AMERICAN MARKET FOR CERAMIC ENGINE COMPONENTS BY MATERIAL, 2005 ($ MILLION)



OVERALL MARKET

Table 89 NORTH AMERICAN ADVANCED STRUCTURAL CERAMICS MARKETS AND MARKET SHARES, THROUGH 2010



APPENDIX



PROFILES OF NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

ABRESIST CORP.

ACCURATUS CORP.

ACERAM TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

ADVALUE TECHNOLOGY, LLC

ADVANCED CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY

ADVANCED CERAMICS RESEARCH, INC.

ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS CORP.

AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY

AIR FORCE WRIGHT AERONAUTICAL LAB.

AKRON PORCELAIN & PLASTICS CO.

ALANX WEAR SOLUTIONS, INC.

AMEDICA CORP.

ANGSTROM MEDICA, INC.

APPLIED CERAMICS, INC.

AREMCO PRODUCTS

ARMOR HOLDINGS INC.

ARMORWORKS

ASSOCIATED CERAMICS TECHNOLOGY, INC.

ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN CERAMIC COMPONENT MANUFACTURERS (AACCM)

ASTRO MET, INC.

ATK SYSTEMS

BATTELLE PACIFIC NORTHWEST LABS

BENCHMARK STRUCTURAL CERAMICS CORP.

BERKELEY ADVANCED BIOMATERIALS

BISCO, INC.

BLASCH PRECISION CERAMICS, INC.

BORIDE PRODUCTS

BRUSH-WELLMAN, INC.

BRUSH WELLMAN ENGINEERED MATERIALS

CAM-LEM, INC.

CARBO CERAMICS INC.

CARPENTER CERTECH

CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY ADVANCED CERAMICS, INC.

CERADYNE, INC.

CERDYNE ESK CERAMICS

CERADYNE INC. QUEST TECHNOLOGY

CERADYNE THERMO MATERIALS

CERAMATEC, INC.

CERAMCO

CERAMEM CORP.

CERAMIC CORRIDOR INNOVATION CENTERS

CERAMIC PROTECTION CORP.

CERAMIC SOLUTIONS, INC.

CERAMTEC NORTH AMERICA

CERCO LLC CESCO PLANT

CERCO LLC SPECIALTY CERAMICS DIVISION

CERCOM, INC.

CEROGLASS TECHNOLOGIES

COORSTEK

CORNING, INC.

COTRONICS CORP.

CRYSTEK COMPOSITES LLC

CUSTOM TECHNICAL CERAMICS, INC.

DELPHI ENERGY & ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

DENTSPLY INTERNATIONAL

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS INC.

DFC CERAMICS

DHB INDUSTRIES

DOW CORNING CORP.

DU-CO CERAMICS CO.

DU PONT

EAGLE-PICHER TECHNOLOGIES

ELAN TECHNOLOGY

ENCERATEC, INC.

ENGINEERED CERAMICS

ER ADVANCED CERAMICS

ETEX CORP.

FERRO-CERAMIC GRINDING INC.

GE ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP.

GE POWER SYSTEMS COMPOSITES

GENERAL ELECTRIC

GREENLEAF CORP.

HAMMERTEK CORP.

HEANY INDUSTRIES, INC.

HOMEX INTERNATIONAL

HONEYWELL CERAMIC COMPONENTS

HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL

HOOVER PRECISION PRODUCTS

INCERCO

INDUSTRIAL CERAMIC PRODUCTS

INDUSTRIAL CERAMIC TECHNOLOGY

INSACO

INTERNATIONAL CERAMIC ENGINEERING

IVOCLAR VIVADENT, INC.

KEIR MANUFACTURING, INC.

KENNAMETAL INC.

KENNAMETAL EPG-BORIDE PRODUCTS

KENNAMETAL EPG-CARMET

KENNAMETAL EPG-CARMET

KENNAMETAL EPG SPECIALTY PRODUCTS

KYOCERA INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS CORP.

LASERAGE TECHNOLOGY CORP.

LORZIG CERAMICS

LSP INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS, INC.

LTD CERAMICS CALIFORNIA

M CUBED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

MAGNECO/METREL INC.

MALYN INDUSTRIAL CERAMICS, INC.

MARKETECH INTERNATIONAL INC.

META-CERAM CERAMICS CO.

MICROLAP TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

MILLENNIUM MATERIALS, INC.

MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS

MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS WESGO/DURAMIC DIVISION

MORGAN ADVANCED CERAMICS WESGO® CERAMICS DIVISION

MSE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS, INC.

NATIONAL CERAMIC CO.

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY (NIST)

NETSHAPE COMPONENTS, INC.

NEW CASTLE REFRACTORIES CO.

NOBEL BIOCARE USA

NOVABONE PRODUCTS, LLC

NTK CUTTING TOOLS

OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL)

ORNL HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS LAB

ORTHOVITA INC.

OSRAM SYLVANIA

OZARK TECHNICAL CERAMICS, INC.

PARMATECH CORP.

POCO GRAPHITE INC.

PREMATECH ADVANCED CERAMICS

RATH PERFORMANCE FIBERS INC.

RAUSCHERT TECHNICAL CERAMIC CORP.

REFRACTORY COMPOSITES, INC.

REFRACTRON TECHNOLOGIES CORP.

ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER

ROHM AND HAAS ADVANCED MATERIALS

SAINT-GOBAIN ADVANCED CERAMICS

SAINT-GOBAIN ADVANCED CERAMICS-WRT

SAINT GOBAIN CRYSTALS/SAPHIKON

SAINT-GOBAIN NORPRO CORP.

SAINT GOBAIN SEPR

SAINT GOBAIN STRUCTURAL CERAMICS

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

SANDVIK COROMANT

SAXONBURG CERAMICS, INC.

SECO-CARBOLOY

SHENANCO ADVANCED CERAMICS LLC

SILICON CARBIDE PRODUCTS, INC.

SINERAMICS USA

SMAHT CERAMICS, INC.

SMALL PRECISION TOOLS

SMART CERAMICS INC.

SMITH & NEPHEW

SOLAR TURBINES INC.

SPECIALTY MATERIALS INC.

SRI INTERNATIONAL

STANDARD CERAMICS, INC.

STARFIRE SYSTEMS, INC.

STRATAMET, INC.

STRYKER CORP.

SUPERIOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS

SYBRON DENTAL SPECIALTIES

3M ESPE

TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC.

TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT & TRANSFER, INC. (TA&T)

THERMAL CERAMICS

TIMKIN SUPER PRECISION

TOSHIBA CERAMICS AMERICA, INC.

TOSOH USA

TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.

VESUVIUS MCDANIEL CO.

WRIGHT MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.

ZIMMER DENTAL

ZIRCAR CERAMICS, INC.

ZIRCAR ZIRCONIA INC.

ZIRCOA, INC.

PROFILES OF NORTH AMERICAN COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONS INVOLVED IN CERAMIC AND NANOCERAMIC POWDERS

ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS CORP.

AMERICAN BERYLLIUM

ALCAN CHEMICALS

ALCOA WORLD CHEMICALS

ALUCHEM INC.

ALUMINUM CO. OF AMERICA (ALCOA)

ALTAIR NANOMATERIALS, INC.

AP MATERIALS, INC.

AREMCO PRODUCTS

ARGONIDE CORP.

BAIKOWSKI INTERNATIONAL CORP.

BAIKOWSKIMALAKOFF, INC.

F.J. BROADMAN & CO.

CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP.

CABOT SUPERIOR MICRO POWDERS LLC

CARBOCHEM, INC.

CE MINERAL PROCESSING CO.

CE MINERALS

CERAC, INC.

CERALOX CORP.

CHEMAT TECHNOLOGY INC.

COOKSON AMERICA, INC.

COORSTEK ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS GROUP

COTRONICS CORP.

DA NANOMATERIALS LLC

DEGUSSA CORP.

THE DOW CHEMICAL CO.

DYLON INDUSTRIES, INC.

ELECTRO ABRASIVES CORP.

ELF ATOCHEM NORTH AMERICA, INC.

ELKEM MATERIALS

EUTECTIC CORP.

EXOLON CO.

FERRO ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS MATERIALS

FUJIMI CORP.

GE ADVANCED MATERIALS CORP.

GELEST, INC.

GFS CHEMICALS, INC.

HERMAN C. STARCK, INC.

O. HOMMEL CO.

INFRAMAT CORP.

ISHIHARA CORP.

JOHNSON MATTHEY

JOHNSON MATTHEY CERAMICS, INC.

KERR-MCGEE CHEMICAL CORP.

MACOM ADVANCED MATERIALS

MAGNESIUM ELECTRON INC. (MEI)

MARKETECH INTERNATIONAL

MARKINTER CO.

MATERIALS MODIFICATION, INC.

MCP METAL SPECIALTIES

MER CORP.

MICRO ABRASIVES CORP.

MILLENNIUM MATERIAL INC.

MOYCO PRECISION ABRASIVES, INC.

MUSCLE SHOALS MINERALS

NANOMAT, INC.

NANOMATERIALS, INC.

NANOMATERIALS RESEARCH CORP.

NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NEI CORP.

NANOSCALE MATERIALS, INC.

NEXTECH MATERIALS, LTD.

NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

ORTHOVITA CORP.

OSRAM SYLVANIA

PECHNEY WORLD TRADE (PWT) USA, INC.

PERFORMANCE CERAMICS CO.

PLASMA QUENCH TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

POWDER PROCESSING AND TECHONOLOGY

PPG INDUSTRIES

PQ CORP.

PRAXAIR SPECIALTY CERAMICS, INC.

PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

PRED MATERIALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.

PRIMET CORP.

READE ADVANCED MATERIALS

RHODIA, INC.

SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMIC MATERIALS

SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

SASOL NORTH AMERICA

SOLVAY AMERICA, INC.

SOLVAY FLUORIDES

STREM CHEMICALS

SULZER METCO (U.S.), INC.

SULZER METCO (U.S.), INC.

SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO.

TAL MATERIALS

TOSOH USA

TPL INC.

TRS CERAMICS, INC.

TYROLIT NORTH AMERICA

UBE AMERICA, INC.

UK ABRASIVES, INC.

UMICORE USA

UNIMIN CORP.

UOP CORP.

U.S. ELECTROFUSED MINERALS INC.

U.S. PRODUCTS CO.

R.T. VANDERBILT CO., INC.

VESTA CERAMCIS LLC

WACKER CHEMICALS CORP.

WAH CHANG

WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORP.

WHITTAKER, CLARK & DANIELS, INC.

XEROX CORP.

ZIRCOA, INC.

ZIRCONIA SALES (AMERICA), INC.

ZYP COATINGS, INC.

Z-TECH CORP.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Advanced ceramic materials constitute a mature technology with a very broad base of current and potential applications and a growing list of material compositions. Advanced ceramics are inorganic, nonmetallic materials with combinations of fine-scale microstructures, purity, complex compositions and crystal structures, and accurately controlled additives. Such materials require a level of processing science and engineering far beyond that used in making conventional ceramics.

Within the advanced ceramics category, structural ceramics are wear-resistant, corrosion- resistant and lightweight materials, and are superior to many materials with regard to stability in high-temperature environments. Because of this combination of properties, advanced structural ceramics have an especially high potential to resolve a wide number of today’s material challenges in process industries, power generation, aerospace, transportation and military applications.

This BCC technical/economic study covers material types, production techniques, current and emerging production methods, the road map for structural ceramic developments, current and emerging applications, and industry and market analysis of the various market segments. Current market size and future growth are estimated for the period 2005 to 2010. The report profiles all U.S. companies that produce and supply advanced structural ceramic components and ceramic powders.

SCOPE OF STUDY
The report contains:
  • An overview of the various advanced ceramic materials and their production technologies and applications
  • Identification of the technological and business issues related to commercial production and use
  • A determination of the current market size and future growth for applications in tool inserts, wear-resistant components, energy and hightemperature resistant components, aircraft and aerospace components, military, bioceramics and finally, auto and turbine engine components
  • A determination of the current market size and future growth of alumina-based, zirconia, silicon carbide, boron carbide, silicon nitride, titanium diboride, glass and glass-ceramics and other categories.
  • Identification and profiles all North American producers of structural ceramic components
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
The findings of this report are based on information derived from interviews with many developers, producers and potential producers of advanced structural ceramic components, producers of ceramic powders, industry experts, and those conducting research and development in monolithic ceramic and ceramic matrix composites. In addition, many end users were contacted to evaluate the current and future demand for structural ceramic components. In all, about 250 persons from over 200 companies and institutions were contacted for this study.

Secondary data were obtained from trade publications, technical journals, government statistics, and the BCC database.

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