Advanced Ceramics and Nanoceramic Powders
Report Scope:
For the various advanced ceramic and nanoscale powder types (oxides, carbides, nitrides, borides), the report provides an analysis of the material types in each category along with processing technologies, properties, applications, suppliers, prices and markets.
The technologies utilized in current commercial advanced ceramic powders and nanoscale powders reviewed in the report are categorized as being chemical and vapor- or gas-phase methodologies. The bulk of the technologies used in commercial production, such as the precipitation and sol-gel methods, are chemical based.
The qualitative and quantitative determinations embodied in this report are a valuable contribution to the current knowledge of advanced and nanoscale ceramic powders and their processing techniques, applications and markets. This information would be useful to companies that are facing decisions about strategies for expansion or entering new business sectors.
Report Includes:
- 37 data tables and 23 additional tables
- An overview of the global market for advanced ceramic and nanoceramic powders
- Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2017 to 2018 and projections of CAGRs through 2023
- Discussion of properties, advantages and disadvantages of the advanced ceramic and nanosized ceramic powders
- Information on major issues related to the production and commercialization of advanced ceramic and nanosized ceramic powders.
- Coverage of the technological and business issues related to the commercial production and use of advanced ceramic and nanoceramic powders
- Quantification of advanced ceramic powders by their chemistry as oxides, carbides, nitrides, and borides
- Profiles of major companies of the industry, including Aremco Products, Baikowski Group, Cotronics Corp., Electro Abrasives Corp. and Saint-Gobain Ceramics and Plastics
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Reasons for Doing This Study
- Study Goals and Objectives
- Scope of Report
- Intended Audience
- Information Sources
- Methodology
- Geographic Breakdown
- Analyst's Credentials
- BCC Custom Research
- Related BCC Research Reports
- Chapter 2 Summary and Highlights
- Chapter 3 Market and Technology Background
- Advanced Ceramic Powder Manufacturing
- New Fabrication Processes
- Thermal Decomposition
- Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD)
- Plasma Processes
- Sol-Gel Techniques
- Precipitation
- Hydrothermal Synthesis
- Emulsion Process
- Laser Synthesis
- Combustion Synthesis/Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis
- Combinatorially Discovered Materials
- Powder Synthesis Comparison
- Materials
- Structural Ceramics
- Electronic Ceramics
- Ceramic Coatings
- Chemical and Environmental Control Related
- Medical Ceramics
- Advanced Structural Ceramics
- Monolithic Structural Ceramics
- Ceramic Matrix Composites
- Ceramic Coatings
- Electronic Ceramics
- Insulators
- Substrates, IC Packages and Multichip Modules
- Capacitors
- Piezoelectric Ceramics
- Advanced Batteries and Fuel Cells
- Magnetic Ferrites
- Superconductors
- Chemical and Environmental-Related Ceramics
- Ceramics for Medical Applications
- Technical Issues
- Particle Size
- Rheology Control
- Uniformity
- Other Material Properties
- End-User Industries
- Companies
- Output
- Worldwide Market for Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders
- Chapter 4 Oxide Powders
- Summary
- Material Types
- Alumina
- Silica
- Zirconia
- Ferrites
- Titanates
- Beryllia
- Mixed Complex Oxides
- Synthesis and Powder Preparation
- Alumina
- Zirconia
- Ferrites
- Titanates
- Superconductor Powders
- Properties
- Applications
- Suppliers
- Markets
- Alumina
- Beryllia
- Prices
- Markets
- Zirconia
- Prices
- Markets
- Titania and Titanates
- Prices
- Markets
- Ferrites
- Prices
- Markets
- Silica
- Prices
- Markets
- Mixed Oxides
- Prices
- Markets
- Overall Oxide Markets
- Chapter 5 Carbide Powders
- Material Types
- Synthesis and Powder Preparation
- Acheson Process for Silicon Carbide
- Thermex Process
- Electric Arc Process for Boron Carbide
- Sol-Gel Technique
- Polymer Pyrolysis
- Gas-Phase Process
- NIST Process
- Production of Powders for Advanced Ceramics
- Properties
- Applications
- Suppliers
- Markets
- Prices
- Markets
- Chapter 6 Nitride Powders
- Material Types
- Synthesis and Powder Preparation
- Direct Nitridation
- Carbothermal Reduction
- Pyrolysis
- Gas-Phase Reactions
- Sol-Gel Techniques
- Laser or Microwave Synthesis
- Properties
- Applications
- Suppliers
- Markets
- Silicon Nitride
- Aluminum Nitride
- Boron Nitride
- Overall Nitride Markets
- Chapter 7 Boride Powders
- Material Types
- Synthesis and Powder Preparation
- Properties
- Applications
- Titanium Diboride
- Zirconium Diboride
- Suppliers
- Markets
- Prices
- Consumption
- Chapter 8 Nanoscale Ceramic Powders
- Material Types
- Properties
- Fabrication of Nanopowders
- Gas-Phase Processing
- Wet-Phase Processing
- Mechanical Processing
- Applications
- Ceramic Filters
- Superplastic Ceramics
- Low Processing Temperature Components
- Optical/Electrical
- Ceramic-Ceramic Joining
- Structural Ceramics Applications
- Catalysts and Catalyst Supports
- Ferrofluids
- Sunscreens
- Advanced Coatings
- Medical
- Suppliers
- Products and Channels of Distribution
- Market Leaders
- Markets
- Chapter 9 Company Profiles
- ABCR GMBH & CO. KG
- ACUMENTRICS CORP.
- ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS LLC.
- ALMATIS GMBH
- ALTAIR NANOTECHNOLOGIES INC.
- ALTEO NA LLC
- ALUCHEM INC.
- ALUMINUM COMPANY OF AMERICA (ALCOA)
- AMSC
- AREMCO PRODUCTS
- ARGONIDE CORP.
- BAIKOWSKI GROUP
- BASF AG
- BAYER AG
- BLOOM ENERGY INC.
- CABOT MICROELECTRONICS CORP.
- CARBO CERAMICS
- CATHAY PIGMENTS
- C-E MINERALS
- CERADYNE INC.
- CERALOX DIVISION
- CERAMATEC INC.
- CERAMTEC GMBH
- CHEMAT TECHNOLOGY INC.
- COORSTEK INC.
- CORNING INC.
- COTRONICS CORP.
- DA NANOMATERIALS
- DEMETER TECHNOLOGIES
- E.I. DUPONT DE NEMOURS & CO.
- ELECTRO ABRASIVES CORP.
- ELKEM SILICON MATERIALS
- EVONIK INDUSTRIES, AG
- FERRO CORP.
- FERROTEC CORP.
- FUJIFILM PLANAR SOLUTIONS LLC
- FUJIMI CORP.
- GELEST INC.
- GFS CHEMICALS INC.
- H.C. STARK GMBH
- HADRON TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- HOOSIER MAGNETICS INC.
- INFRAMAT CORP.
- INNOVA SUPERCONDUCTOR TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
- INNOVNANO
- ISHIHARA SANGYO KAISHA, LTD.
- KENNAMETAL INC.
- KYOCERA CORP.
- MACH 1 INC.
- MARKINTER CO.
- MATERIALS MODIFICATION INC.
- MATERION CORP.
- MEL CHEMICALS
- MER CORP.
- MICRO ABRASIVES CORP.
- MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.
- MS TECHNOLOGY INC.
- NANOCEROX
- NANOGRAM CORP.
- NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- NANOSYS CORP.
- NEI CORP.
- NEXTECH
- NYACOL NANO TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- OERLIKON METCO INC.
- POWDER PROCESSING AND TECHNOLOGY
- PQ CORP.
- PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES
- PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- PRIMET PRECISION MATERIALS INC.
- READE ADVANCED MATERIALS
- RIO TINTO ALCAN
- SAINT-GOBAIN CERAMICS AND PLASTICS
- SOLVAY
- STEWARD ADVANCED MATERIALS
- STREM CHEMICALS
- STRYKER ORTHOBIOLOGICS
- SCI ENGINEERED MATERIALS INC.
- SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY LTD.
- SUPERIOR GRAPHITE CO.
- TOSOH CORP.
- TRS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
- UBE INDUSTRIES LTD.
- UK ABRASIVES INC.
- UMICORE
- UNIMIN CORP.
- UNITED STATES PRODUCTS CO.
- US TECHNICAL CERAMICS
- WASHINGTON MILLS ELECTRO MINERALS CORP.
- YAGEO CORP.
- ZIRCOA INC.
- ZYP COATINGS INC.
- List of Tables
- Summary Table : Global Market for Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, by Type, Through 2023
- Table 1 : Commonly Used Advanced Ceramic Material Families
- Table 2 : Plasma Synthesis of Ceramic Powders
- Table 3 : Advantages and Disadvantages of the Powder Synthesis Process
- Table 4 : Various Ceramic Materials Used in the Powder Synthesis Process
- Table 5 : Current and Potential Applications of Advanced Ceramic Materials
- Table 6 : Current and Potential Applications of Advanced Structural Ceramics
- Table 7 : Properties of Selected Commercial Alumina Ceramics
- Table 8 : Properties of Norzide YZ-110HS Tetragonal Zirconia Ceramics
- Table 9 : Fracture Toughness and Critical Flaw Sizes of Monolithic and Composite Ceramic Materials
- Table 10 : Properties of Monolithic Ceramics and Ceramic Composites
- Table 11 : Thermal Conductivity of Various Zirconia Ceramics
- Table 12 : General Applications for High-Performance Ceramic Coating Materials
- Table 13 : Representative Flame-and Plasma-Sprayed Materials, Melting or Softening Temperatures and Applications
- Table 14 : Ceramic Insulators and Their Properties
- Table 15 : Ceramic Substrate Materials and Their Properties
- Table 16 : Other Ceramic Substrate Materials for Electronics
- Table 17 : Dielectric Materials Used in the Formulation of Multilayered Ceramic Capacitors (Barium Titanate-based Ceramics)
- Table 18 : Characteristics of Various Fuel Cell Technologies
- Table 19 : Ceramic Powder End-User Industries, by Segment, 2017
- Table 20 : Global Market for Advanced Ceramic Components, Through 2023
- Table 21 : Global Market for Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, by Application/Material, Through 2023
- Table 22 : Global Market Share of Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, by Type, 2017-2023
- Table 23 : Global Market Share of Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, by End Use, 2017-2023
- Table 24 : Global Market Share of Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, by Country /Region, 2017-2023
- Table 25 : Major Suppliers of Advanced Oxide Ceramic Powders and Products
- Table 26 : Global Market for Ceramic Substrates, by Subsegment, Through 2023
- Table 27 : Global Market for Alumina Powder Used in Electronics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 28 : Global Market for Alumina Powders Used in Structural Applications, Through 2023
- Table 29 : Global Market for Alumina Powders Used in Thermal Spray Applications, by Type, Through 2023
- Table 30 : Global Market for Oxide Powders Used in Membrane Applications, by Type, Through 2023
- Table 31 : Global Market for Oxide Powders Used in Ceramic Filters, by Type, Through 2023
- Table 32 : Global Market for Oxide Powders Used in Chemical Processing Catalyst Supports, by Type, Through 2023
- Table 33 : Global Market for Alumina Powders Used in Chemical Processing and Environmental Applications, Through 2023
- Table 34 : Global Market for Alumina Powders Used in Medical Applications, Through 2023
- Table 35 : Global Market for Alumina Powders Used in Advanced Ceramic Applications, Through 2023
- Table 36 : Global Market for Beryllia Powder Used in Ceramic Applications, Through 2023
- Table 37 : Global Market for Zirconia Powders Used in Advanced Ceramic Applications, Through 2023
- Table 38 : Global Market for Ceramic Capacitors and Barium Titanate Powders, Through 2023
- Table 39 : Global Market for Piezoelectric Ceramic Elements and Lead Zirconate Titanate Powders, Through 2023
- Table 40 : Global Market for Titanate Powder Used in Advanced Ceramic Applications, by Type, Through 2023
- Table 41 : Global Market for Hard Ferrite Permanent Magnets, Through 2023
- Table 42 : Global Market for Soft Ferrite Permanent Magnets, Through 2023
- Table 43 : Global Market for Hard and Soft Ferrite Powders, Through 2023
- Table 44 : Global Market for Silica Powder Used in Catalyst Supports, Through 2023
- Table 45 : Global Market for Mixed Oxide Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 46 : Global Market for Oxide Ceramic Powders, by Application/Material, Through 2023
- Table 47 : Significant Suppliers of Carbide Powders for Advanced Ceramic Applications
- Table 48 : Global Market for Carbide Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 49 : Suppliers of Nitride Powders Used in Advanced Ceramic Applications
- Table 50 : Global Market for Silicon Nitride Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 51 : Global Market for Aluminum Nitride Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 52 : Global Market for Boron Nitride Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 53 : Global Market for Nitride Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 54 : Suppliers of Boride Powders and Advanced Ceramics
- Table 55 : Global Market for Boride Powders Used in Advanced Ceramics, by Application, Through 2023
- Table 56 : Surface Area of Selected Oxide Nanopowders
- Table 57 : Actual and Potential Commercial Applications of Nanoceramic Powders
- Table 58 : Suppliers of Nanoceramic Powders and Products
- Table 59 : Global Market for Ceramic Nanopowders, by Application/Material, Through 2023
- List of Figures
- Summary Figure : Global Market Share for Advanced and Nanoscale Ceramic Powders, 2017-2023
- Figure 1 : Schematic of DC Arc Plasma Furnace Developed by the Japan National Research Institute for Metals
- Figure 2 : Los Alamos RF Plasma
- Figure 3 : Flowchart of Emulsion Process for the Production of Barium Titanater
- Figure 4 : Ceramic Powder End-User Industries Share, by Segment, 2017
- Figure 5 : Comparison of the Conventional Slurry Process for Al2O3 Production and the Process Using Soluble Alkali Additives
- Figure 6 : Schematic for Production of Plasma Dissociated Zirconia
- Figure 7 : Flow Diagram of a spray Roaster of the Type Used in Commercial Ferrite Production
- Figure 8 : Steps to Synthesize BaTiO3
- Figure 9 : Process Flow for a Tungsten Carbide Facility
- Figure 10 : Sol-Gel Synthesis Chart
- Figure 11 : Global Market Share for Ceramic Nanopowders, by Application/Material, 2017-2023
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