全球粉末冶金市場

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

Powder Metallurgy is a long standing business that grew at a rapid rate from the 1980s. Much of its growth derived from powder-based parts replacing castings, forgings, and machined parts. The industry demonstrated that it could meet the needs of manufacturers but at a lower cost. More than 73% of all PM parts are sold to the automotive industry.

PM has been maturing and actually lost ground in 2001. The industry recovered in 2002 but not to the levels hoped for. The auto industry was changing rapidly in the face of globalization, and this change will continue.

PM could potentially become an industry with saturated markets and grow mainly by acquisition or increasing market share. But PM technology is still evolving, and the industry now uses particulates (or powders and materials that are not made entirely of metals). PM can resume growth and expand its markets, which is a key reason for doing this study.

SCOPE OF STUDY

This report:

• Forecasts the overall powder metallurgy market, which now encompasses new materials such as ceramics, ceramic fibers, and intermetallics compounds.
• Includes all major market end-use segments: automotive; tools and recreation; industrial (includes motors, hydraulics); household appliances; and hardware and other such as machinery.
• Evaluates all relevant segments of the business: companies that make tooling and process equipment, and perform related services used in the manufacture of finished components; companies that produce the powders, lubricants, industrial gases and other raw materials that go into making finished components; and in-house and contract fabricators.
• Provide in-depth coverage off all key technologies: Forming (hot compaction, warm compaction, cold compaction), sintering (atmosphere vacuum) and optional manufacturing and finishing steps (repressing, forging, machining, heat treating, plating, etc.)
• Includes market shares, R&D update, company profiles, recent industry developments, powder metallurgy manufacturing and development by region, consumption by region, and all other major market measures.

INFORMATION SOURCES

We interviewed approximately 125 companies to obtain data for this study included were powder chemists, process equipment specialists, chemists, marketing executives, operations personnel, and various users of powder metal parts. Participants included representatives of the automotive industry, tooling companies, and medical device manufacturers. Information for this report also came from government and industry sources, trade publications, and financial reports.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
  • STUDY GOAL AND OBJECTIVES
  • REASONS FOR DOING THE STUDY
  • INTENDED AUDIENCE
  • SCOPE AND FORMAT
  • METHODOLOGY
  • INFORMATION SOURCES
  • ANALYST CREDENTIALS
  • RELATED BCC RESEARCH WORK CREDENTIALS
  • BCC ONLINE SERVICES
  • DISCLAIMER
• SUMMARY
  • Summary Table:
  • GLOBAL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS)
  • Summary Figure 1:
  • GLOBAL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 (MILLION LBS.)
  • Summary Figure 2:
  • GLOBAL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
• OVERVIEW
  • HISTORY
    • RECENT PM INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
  • THE PM PROCESS
  • Table 1 OVERVIEW OF THE BASIC PM PROCESS
    • MAKING METAL POWDERS
  • Table 2 BASIC POWDER MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
    • PARTICULATE MATERIALS
  • PM APPLICATIONS
  • Table 3 END PRODUCTS USING PM PARTS
• INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
  • MAJOR INDUSTRY SEGMENTS
  • Table 4 STRUCTURE OF THE WORLDWIDE PM INDUSTRY, 2006
    • KEY COMPANIES IN THE PM INDUSTRY
  • Table 5 KEY COMPANIES IN THE WORLDWIDE PM INDUSTRY
  • Table 5 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 5 (CONTINUED)
  • Table 5 (CONTINUED)
    • CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PM INDUSTRY
  • PM MANUFACTURING BY REGION
  • Table 6 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Figure 1 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM MANUFACTURING, BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
    • CONSUMPTION OF PM PRODUCTS BY REGION
  • Table 7 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM PRODUCT REVENUE, BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Figure 2 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM PRODUCT REVENUE BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
    • TRADITIONAL CONSUMER MARKETS REMAIN STRONG
  • MARKET LEADERS
    • LEADING PARTS AND COMPONENT FABRICATORS
  • Table 8 TOP PERCENTAGE OF PM COMPONENTS FABRICATION MARKET, 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
    • LEADING POWDER PRODUCERS
  • Table 9 TOP PERCENTAGE OF POWDER MAKERS IN PM INDUSTRY, 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
    • COMPANY PROFILES
      • ACUPOWDER INTERNATIONAL, UNION, NJ
        • Acupowder International, LLC
  • ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES PTE, LTD., SINGAPORE
    • Advanced Material Technologies
  • ADVANCED METALWORKING PRACTICES, CARMEL, IN
    • Advanced Metalworking Practices
  • ALPHA SINTERED METAL, INC., RIDGWAY, PA
    • Alpha Sintered Metals, Inc.
  • BASF, LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY
    • BASF Corporation
  • BORGWARNER, INC., AUBURN HILLS, MI
    • BorgWarner, Inc.
  • CAPSTAN, LOS ANGELES, CA
    • Capstan, Inc.
  • CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, WYOMISSING, PA
    • Carpenter Technology Corporation
  • CHICAGO POWDER METAL PRODUCTS, SHILLER PARK, IL
    • Chicago Powdered Metal Products
  • DORST TECHNOLOGIES, KOCHEL, GERMANY
    • Dorst Technologies GmbH
  • FEDERAL-MOGUL CORP., SOUTHFIELD, MI
    • Federal-Mogul Corporation
  • FUKUDA METAL FOIL AND POWDER CO., LTD., KYOTO, JAPAN
    • Fukuda Metal Foil and Powder Co.
  • GKN SINTER METALS, AUBURN HILLS, MI
    • GKN Sinter Metals
  • HAWK CORPORATION, CLEVELAND, OH
    • Hawk Corp.
  • H.C. STARCK, GOSLAR, GERMANY
    • H. S. Starck
  • HITACHI POWDERED METALS CO., LTD., CHIBA, JAPAN
    • Hitachi Powdered Metals Co., Ltd.
  • HOEGANAES CORPORATION, (SUBSIDIARY OF GKN SINTER METALS) CINNAMINSON, NJ
    • Hoeganaes Corporation
  • HOEGANAES CORPORATION AB, HOGANAS, SWEDEN
    • Hoeganaes AB
  • KENNAMETAL, INC., LATROBE, PA
    • Kennametal, Inc.
  • KEYSTONE POWDERED METAL COMPANY, ST. MARY' S, PA
    • Keystone Powdered Metal Company
  • MAXTECH POWDER METAL, QUEBEC, CANADA
    • Maxtech Powder Metal
  • METALDYNE, PLYMOUTH, MI
    • Metaldyne
  • METAL PRODUCTS COMPANY, WESTFIELD, IN
    • Metal Powder Products, Inc.
  • METCO INDUSTRIES, ST. MARY' S, PA
    • Metco Industries, Inc.
  • MEYER SINTERMETAL AG, STUDEN, BE, SWITZERLAND
    • Meyer Sintermetal AG
  • MIBA SINTER AUSTRIA GMBH, VORCHDORF, AUSTRIA
    • Miba Sinter Austria
  • MITSUBISHI MATERIALS GROUP, TOKYO, JAPAN
    • Mitsubishi Materials
  • NIPPON KAGAKU YAKIN COMPANY, LTD., NEYAGAWA, JAPAN
    • Nippon Kagaku Yakin Co., Ltd.
  • NIPPON PISTON RING CO., LTD., SAITAMA CITY, JAPAN
    • Nippon Piston Ring Co., Ltd.
  • NORWALK POWDERED METALS, BRIDGEPORT, CT
    • Norwalk Powdered Metals, Inc.
  • OBE GMBH, ISPRINGEN, GERMANY
    • OBE GmbH
  • PRESSURE TECHNOLOGY, INC., WARMINSTER, PA
    • Pressure Technology, Inc.
  • QUEBEC METAL POWDERS, QUEBEC, CANADA
    • Quebec Metal Powders
  • RAINBOW MING, MIAOLI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.
    • Rainbow Ming Co., Ltd.
  • STACKPOLE, LIMITED, ONTARIO, CANADA
    • Stackpole, Limited
• TECHNOLOGY
  • CONVENTIONAL POWDER METALLURGY
  • Table 10 THE PM PROCESS
    • POWDER MIXING
    • COMPACTING
      • Single Action Pressing
      • Multiaction Pressing
      • Double Die Pressing
  • Table 11 CLASSIFICATION OF PARTS BY COMPLEXITY, THICKNESS AND PRESSING METHOD
    • SINTERING
  • Table 12 TYPES OF CONTINUOUS SINTERING FURNACES
    • Sinter Hardening
• FULLY DENSE PROCESSING
  • HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING (HIP)
  • Table 13 BASIC HIP PROCESS
    • COLD ISOSTATIC PRESSING (CIP)
  • Table 14 BASIC CIP PROCESS
    • ROLL COMPACTION
    • HOT EXTRUSION
    • METAL INJECTION MOLDING
  • Table 15 BASIC MIM PROCESS
    • Powder Injection Molding
  • HIGH DENSITY PROCESSING OF FERROUS METAL PARTS
    • IMPACT OF RAW MATERIALS
    • DIE WALL LUBRICATION
    • HIGH TEMPERATURE SINTERING
    • WARM COMPACTION
  • Table 16 WARM COMPACTING PROCESS
    • POWDER FORGING
  • SECONDARY OPERATIONS
  • Table 17 SECONDARY OPERATIONS
    • COINING AND SIZING
    • IMPREGNATION
    • INFILTRATION
    • HEAT TREATING
    • MACHINING
    • FINISHING
  • METAL POWDERS PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING
    • FERROUS POWDERS PRODUCTION
  • Atomization
  • Table 18 COMPARSIONS OF WATER AND GAS ATOMIZATION PROCESSES
    • Reduction of Oxides
    • Electrolytic Deposition
  • OTHER POWDER PROCESSING OPERATIONS
    • Diffusion Bonding
    • Segregation-Free Processing
  • NONFERROUS POWDER PRODUCTION
    • Aluminum-Based Powders
      • Air or Inert Gas Atomization
      • Ball Milling
  • Copper-Based Powders
    • Oxide Reduction
    • Water or Air Atomization
  • Nickel-Based Powders
    • Hydrometallurgical Processing
    • Gas Atomization
    • Plasma Rotating Electrode Process
  • Titanium-Based Powders
    • Kroll Process
    • Plasma Quench Processing
  • Refractory Metal Powders
  • TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS
    • EXPANDING DEFINITION OF PM MATERIALS
  • Table 19 EXAMPLES OF PARTICULATE MATERIALS
    • IMPACT OF PARTICULATES ON INDUSTRY EXPANSION
      • The Materials Mix
      • Benefits to the Industry
  • Table 20 BENEFITS OF ADDED MATERIALS TO THE PM INDUSTRY
    • Make or Outsource Materials
    • Modifications of Component Manufacture
  • ADVANCES IN MATERIALS AND PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY
    • BASF System
  • Table 21 ADVANTAGES OF THE BASF SYSTEM
    • Other Injection Molding Processes
  • ADVANCED CERAMIC POWDERS
    • Powder Types
  • Table 22 COMONLY USED ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS
    • Powder Synthesis Techniques
  • NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Nanocomposite Ceramic Powders
    • Nanoceramic Applications
  • Table 23 RANGE OF COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS FOR CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS
    • CONCLUSION
  • PATENT ANALYSIS
    • PATENTS BY SUBJECT MATTER
  • Table 24 PATENTS BY AREA OF PM TECHNOLOGY
    • PATENTS BY REGION
  • Table 25 PM PATENTS BY REGION
    • PATENTS BY ASSIGNEES
  • Table 26 ASSIGNEES WITH THREE OR MORE PATENTS
  • Table 26 (CONTINUED)
    • SAMPLE ABSTRACTS
      • Piston Formed by Powder Metallurgical Methods
      • Powder Metal Sintering/Diffusion Bonding Enables Applying Silicon Carbide or Rhenium Alloys to Face Seal Rotors
      • Iron-Based Sintered Body Enveloped In Light Metal Alloy
      • Aluminum Nitride Sintered Body and Substrate for Electronic Devices
      • Method of Making Niobium and Other Metal Powders
      • Boron Containing Ceramic-Aluminum Metal Composite
      • Powdered Metal Composite Material and Starting Material
        • Powdered Metal ...(Continued)
• INDUSTRY COMPETITIVENESS
  • GOVERNMENT, INDUSTRY, AND ACADEMIC SUPPORT
    • NORTH AMERICA
  • Table 27 KEY RESEARCH FOCUS OF THE DOE ROADMAP
    • The Metal Powder Industries Federation
  • Table 28 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE MPIF FEDERATION
    • Ceramic and Composite Material Center
  • Table 29 CORE COMPETENCIES OF THE CCMC
    • EUROPE
      • The European Powder Metal Association
  • Table 30 KEY GOALS OF THE EPMA
    • ASIA/ PACIFIC
      • Japan Powder Metallurgy Association
      • The India Powder Metal Association
  • Table 31 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE INDIA POWDER METAL ASSOCIATION
    • OTHER REGIONS
    • CONCLUSION
  • THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
    • THE AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
      • Internal Problems
  • Table 32 CLOSING GAP BETWEEN U.S. AND ASIAN AUTOMAKERS (PERCENT OF MARKET)
    • External Factors
  • Table 33 EXTERNAL FACTORS IMPACTING THE AUTO INDUSTRY
    • Conclusion
  • THE GENERAL ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT
    • Table 34 ECONOMIC LONG-TERM ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS
      • Conclusion
  • TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT
  • MARKET GROWTH FACTORS
    • IMPACT OF THESE GROWTH FACTORS
  • Table 35 IMPACT OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ON GLOBAL PM INDUSTRY GROWTH (%)
• PM MARKET OVERVIEW
  • MARKET PERSPECTIVE
• POWDER MATERIALS
  • Table 36 ESTIMATED GLOBAL POWDER METAL SHIPMENTS AND MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 (SHORT TONS AND % SHARE)
  • Figure 3 GLOBAL POWDER METAL SHIPMENTS, BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 (SHORT TONS)
  • Figure 4 GLOBAL POWDER METAL MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 (%)
• COMPONENT MARKETS
  • Table 37 GLOBAL PM COMPONENT MARKETS, 2006 (% SHARE AND $ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 5 GLOBAL PM COMPONENT MARKETS, 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 6 GLOBAL PM COMPONENT MARKETS, 2006 (%)
    • PM MARKET APPROACH
      • MEASUREMENT OBJECTIVES
  • PM MATERIALS AND PARTS MARKETS
    • FERROUS METALS AND PARTS
  • IMPACT OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
  • Table 38 OVERVIEW OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, 2006 (MILLIONS)
    • PM Industry Consolidations for the Global Market
      • PM Industry ... (Continued)
  • The Wide Impact of PM on Automobiles
• METAL POWDER CHARACTERISTICS AND PROPERTIES
  • Metal Powder Properties
    • Particle Size and Distribution
  • Table 39 STANDARD U.S. SIEVE SIZES
  • Table 39 (CONTINUED)
    • Apparent or Tap Density
    • Flow Rate
  • Table 40 SAMPLE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL IRON-BASED POWDERS
    • Ferrous Powder Types
  • Table 41 SAMPLE COMPOSITION OF SINTERED STEEL STRUCTURAL COMPONENT MATERIALS FOR AUTOS
    • Other Materials
  • AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS (PARTS) MADE BY PM
    • Ferrous Structural Automotive Parts
    • Engine Connecting Rods
    • Engine Main Bearing Caps
    • Camshaft Lobes
    • Exhaust System Flanges
    • Bearings, Gears, and Sprockets
    • Transmission Components
    • Torque Converter Turbine Hubs
    • Valve Guides and Valve Seat Inserts
    • Variable Valve Timing
  • Ferrous Self-Lubricating Bearings
  • Ferrous Magnetic Parts
  • Table 42 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR PM PARTS
  • Table 42 (CONTINUED)
    • Ferrous Friction Materials
  • NONAUTOMOTIVE MARKETS FOR FERROUS PARTS
  • ADVANTAGES OF PM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
  • Table 43 ADVANTAGES OF PM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
    • AUTOMOTIVE MARKET ANALYSIS
      • Domestic Economic Conditions
  • Table 44 ECONOMIC PRESSURES THAT COULD WEAKEN U.S. AUTO SALES
    • GM Posts a Hopeful Statement
    • Putting Pressure on Parts Makers
  • Table 45 STATUS OF SOME KEY AUTO PARTS MAKERS
    • The Automotive Business in Other Regions
      • Less Pressure on Asian and European Car Makers
  • Table 46 ADVANTAGES FOR EUROPEAN, ASIA AUTO MAKERS
    • Positive Economic Aspects
  • Table 47 POSITIVE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE GLOBAL PM AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
  • Table 48 GLOBAL PM PER VEHICLE, 2005 AND 2011 (LBS)
    • PM AUTO MARKET ASSESSMENT
  • Table 49 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF IRON/STEEL POWDERS, THROUGH 2006 (SHORT TONS)
    • Progress of Other Powders
    • Results Vary by Region
    • Market Drivers
      • Some Limitations
  • FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-IRON AND STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 50 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF IRON/STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF IRON AND STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 51 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF IRON AND STEEL POWDER AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF IRON AND STEEL POWDERS, PARTS SHIPMENTS
• Price Considerations
  • Table 52 GLOBAL VALUE OF IRON AND STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 7 VALUE OF GLOBAL IRON AND STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • STAINLESS STEEL
  • Table 53 MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 54 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS, PARTS SHIPMENTS
  • Table 55 GLOBAL VALUE OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 8 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • COMMENTS-FERROUS METAL POWDERS
• ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS
  • ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS PROPERTIES
  • ADVANTAGES OF ALUMINUM PM
  • Table 56 ADVANTAGES OF ALUMINUM PM
    • The Search for Weight Reduction
  • ALUMINUM POWDER PARTS MADE BY PM
    • Aluminum as a Replacement Part
    • Cam Shaft Bearing Caps
    • Aerospace Applications
      • Metal Matrix Composites
  • Table 57 MMC MANUFACTURING METHODS
    • Thermal Management Applications
    • Other Applications
  • ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS MARKET ASSESSMENT
    • FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 58 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF ALUMINUM POWDERS
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 59 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS
  • Table 60 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 9 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 10 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($/LB.)
    • COMMENTS-ALUMINUM POWDERS
  • COPPER POWDERS AND COPPER-BASE PARTS
    • ADVANTAGES OF COPPER POWDER
  • Table 61 PRIMARY ADVANTAGES OF COPPER POWDER
    • APPLICATIONS FOR COPPER PM PARTS
  • Table 62 KEY AUTO APPLICATIONS FOR COPPER POWDER PARTS
    • Hybrid Vehicles
    • Bronze Bearings, Filters, and Related Parts
    • High Conductivity Structural Parts
    • Other Copper PM Applications
      • Friction Materials
  • COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS MARKET ASSESSMENT
    • Changes in Demand Pattern
  • Table 63 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF COPPER POWDERS, THROUGH 2006 (SHORT TONS)
    • FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 64 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF COPPER AND COPPER-BASE POWDERS AND PARTS
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 65 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF COPPER POWDERS, PARTS SHIPMENTS
      • Price Considerations
  • Table 66 GLOBAL VALUE OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 11 GLOBAL VALUE OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 12 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($/LB.)
  • NICKEL-BASE PM POWDERS AND PARTS
    • NICKEL POWDER PROPERTIES
  • Table 67 PROPERTIES OF NICKEL POWDER
    • NICKEL POWDER APPLICATIONS
  • Table 68 OVERVIEW OF NICKEL POWDER APPLICATIONS BY POWDER TYPE
    • NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS MARKET ASSESSMENT
      • Nickel Powder Demand Pattern
  • Table 69 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NICKEL POWDERS, THROUGH 2006 (SHORT TONS)
    • FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 70 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 70 (CONTINUED)
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 71 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF NICKEL POWDERS, PARTS SHIPMENTS
      • Price Considerations
  • Table 72 GLOBAL VALUE OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 13 GLOBAL VALUE OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • MARKETS FOR TUNGSTEN, TUNGSTEN CARBIDE, AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND ALLOY PM PARTS
      • USES OF TUNGSTEN PRODUCTS
  • Table 73 REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF TUNGSTEN STOCKS AND PRODUCTS, 2005 (%)
    • APPLICATIONS FOR TUNGSTEN PRODUCTS
      • Tungsten-Base
        • Sputtering Targets a Possible Growth Market
  • Tungsten Carbide Powders
  • Table 74 OVERVIEW OF POWDER PRODUCTS IN THE CUTTING TOOL INDUSTRY
    • Molybdenum-Base
  • TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS MARKET ASSESSMENT
    • Tungsten Materials
    • Molybdenum
  • Table 75 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF TUNGSTEN-BASED AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 75 (CONTINUED)
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 76 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS LBS.)
  • Table 76 (CONTINUED)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS
      • Price Uncertainty
  • Table 77 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 14 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE SHIPMENTS OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • TIN POWDERS AND TIN-BASE PARTS
    • PROPERTIES
    • APPLICATIONS
  • Table 78 MAJOR APPLICATIONS OF TIN POWDERS
    • FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
  • Table 79 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 80 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS
      • Price Considerations
  • Table 81 GLOBAL VALUE OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 15 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • PARTICULATES AND OTHER MATERIALS
      • DIFFERING OPINIONS
        • What We Include
  • EXAMPLES OF SPECIAL ALLOY MATERIALS
  • Table 82 ANALYSIS OF A POWDER PROCESSED ALLOY
  • Table 82 (CONTINUED)
    • Fabrication Process
  • Table 83 BASIC MICRO-MELT PROCESS STEPS
    • Higher Carbon Content
  • Table 84 ALLOY WITH HIGHER CARBON CONTENT (%)
    • EXAMPLES OF CERAMIC POWDERS
      • Properties
  • EXAMPLES OF NANOCERAMIC POWDERS
    • Synthesis of Nanopowders
  • Table 85 METHODS OF MAKING NANOPOWDERS
    • APPLICATIONS
  • Table 86 MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICULATE AND OTHER MATERIALS
    • LEVEL OF ACTIVITY
      • Key Ceramic Powder Markets
  • Table 87 RANKING OF MARKETS FOR PARTICULATES AND SPECIAL POWDERS (%)
    • FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS
  • Table 88 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF PARTICULATES AND OTHER MATERIALS
    • FORECAST-GROWTH OF PARTICULATES AND OTHER MATERIALS
  • Table 89 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PARTICULATE POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
    • FORECAST-VALUE OF PARTICULATE POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS
      • Price Considerations
  • Table 90 GLOBAL VALUE OF PARTICULATES AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
    • Figure 16 GLOBAL VALUE OF PARTICULATE AND OTHER POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
      • Long Term Impact of Particulates
  • GLOBAL POWDERS, MATERIALS AND PARTS GROWTH
  • Table 91 ESTIMATED GLOBAL POWDER SHIPMENTS AND MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, THROUGH 2011 (SHORT TONS AND % MARKET SHARE)
  • Figure 17 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF POWDER AND MATERIALS, BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 AND 2011 (SHORT TONS)
  • Figure 18 MARKET SHARE OF POWDER AND MATERIALS BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
    • DETAILED GLOBAL POWDERS SHIPMENTS
  • Table 92 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$MILLIONS)
  • Table 92 (CONTINUED)
    • DETAILED GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PARTS
  • Table 93 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PM PARTS (MILLION LBS/$MILLIONS)
    • GLOBAL INDUSTRY COMPONENT MARKETS
  • Table 94 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PM COMPONENT SHIPMENTS AND SHARE BY TYPE OF MARKET, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS AND % MARKET SHARE)
  • Figure 19 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PM COMPONENT SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF MARKET, 2006- 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 20 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PM COMPONENT SHARE BY TYPE OF MARKET, 2006- 2011 (% MARKET SHARE)
• LIST OF TABLES
  • Summary Table:
  • GLOBAL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS)
  • Table 1 OVERVIEW OF THE BASIC PM PROCESS
  • Table 2 BASIC POWDER MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
  • Table 3 END PRODUCTS USING PM PARTS
  • Table 4 STRUCTURE OF THE WORLDWIDE PM INDUSTRY, 2006
  • Table 5 KEY COMPANIES IN THE WORLDWIDE PM INDUSTRY
  • Table 6 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM MANUFACTURING BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Table 7 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM PRODUCT REVENUE, BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Table 8 TOP PERCENTAGE OF PM COMPONENTS FABRICATION MARKET, 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 9 TOP PERCENTAGE OF POWDER MAKERS IN PM INDUSTRY, 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 10 THE PM PROCESS
  • Table 11 CLASSIFICATION OF PARTS BY COMPLEXITY, THICKNESS AND PRESSING METHOD
  • Table 12 TYPES OF CONTINUOUS SINTERING FURNACES
  • Table 13 BASIC HIP PROCESS
  • Table 14 BASIC CIP PROCESS
  • Table 15 BASIC MIM PROCESS
  • Table 16 WARM COMPACTING PROCESS
  • Table 17 SECONDARY OPERATIONS
  • Table 18 COMPARSIONS OF WATER AND GAS ATOMIZATION PROCESSES
  • Table 19 EXAMPLES OF PARTICULATE MATERIALS
  • Table 20 BENEFITS OF ADDED MATERIALS TO THE PM INDUSTRY
  • Table 21 ADVANTAGES OF THE BASF SYSTEM
  • Table 22 COMONLY USED ADVANCED CERAMIC MATERIALS
  • Table 23 RANGE OF COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS FOR CERAMIC NANOPOWDERS
  • Table 24 PATENTS BY AREA OF PM TECHNOLOGY
  • Table 25 PM PATENTS BY REGION
  • Table 26 ASSIGNEES WITH THREE OR MORE PATENTS
  • Table 27 KEY RESEARCH FOCUS OF THE DOE ROADMAP
  • Table 28 TRADE ASSOCIATIONS IN THE MPIF FEDERATION
  • Table 29 CORE COMPETENCIES OF THE CCMC
  • Table 30 KEY GOALS OF THE EPMA
  • Table 31 ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF THE INDIA POWDER METAL ASSOCIATION
  • Table 32 CLOSING GAP BETWEEN U.S. AND ASIAN AUTOMAKERS (% OF MARKET)
  • Table 33 EXTERNAL FACTORS IMPACTING THE AUTO INDUSTRY
  • Table 34 ECONOMIC LONG-TERM ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS
  • Table 35 IMPACT OF CONTRIBUTING FACTORS ON GLOBAL PM INDUSTRY GROWTH (%)
  • Table 36 ESTIMATED GLOBAL POWDER METAL SHIPMENTS AND MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 (SHORT TONS AND % SHARE)
  • Table 37 GLOBAL PM COMPONENT MARKETS, 2006 (% SHARE AND $ MILLIONS)
  • Table 38 OVERVIEW OF THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY, 2006 (MILLIONS)
  • Table 39 STANDARD U.S. SIEVE SIZES
  • Table 40 SAMPLE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMERCIAL IRON-BASED POWDERS
  • Table 41 SAMPLE COMPOSITION OF SINTERED STEEL STRUCTURAL COMPONENT MATERIALS FOR AUTOS
  • Table 42 AUTOMOTIVE APPLICATIONS FOR PM PARTS
  • Table 43 ADVANTAGES OF PM IN THE AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
  • Table 44 ECONOMIC PRESSURES THAT COULD WEAKEN U.S. AUTO SALES
  • Table 45 STATUS OF SOME KEY AUTO PARTS MAKERS
  • Table 46 ADVANTAGES FOR EUROPEAN, ASIA AUTO MAKERS
  • Table 47 POSITIVE ECONOMIC ASPECTS OF THE GLOBAL PM AUTOMOTIVE BUSINESS
  • Table 48 GLOBAL PM PER VEHICLE, 2005 AND 2011 (LBS)
  • Table 49 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF IRON/STEEL POWDERS, THROUGH 2006 (SHORT TONS)
  • Table 50 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF IRON/STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 51 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF IRON AND STEEL POWDER AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
  • Table 52 GLOBAL VALUE OF IRON AND STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 53 MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS
  • Table 54 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
  • Table 55 GLOBAL VALUE OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 56 ADVANTAGES OF ALUMINUM PM
  • Table 57 MMC MANUFACTURING METHODS
  • Table 58 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF ALUMINUM POWDERS
  • Table 59 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS)
  • Table 60 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 61 PRIMARY ADVANTAGES OF COPPER POWDER
  • Table 62 KEY AUTO APPLICATIONS FOR COPPER POWDER PARTS
  • Table 63 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF COPPER POWDERS, THROUGH 2006 (SHORT TONS)
  • Table 64 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF COPPER AND COPPER-BASE POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 65 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
  • Table 66 GLOBAL VALUE OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 67 PROPERTIES OF NICKEL POWDER
  • Table 68 OVERVIEW OF NICKEL POWDER APPLICATIONS BY POWDER TYPE
  • Table 69 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NICKEL POWDERS, THROUGH 2006 (SHORT TONS)
  • Table 70 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 71 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (POUNDS MILLIONS)
  • Table 72 GLOBAL VALUE OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 73 REPORTED CONSUMPTION OF TUNGSTEN STOCKS AND PRODUCTS, 2005 (%)
  • Table 74 OVERVIEW OF POWDER PRODUCTS IN THE CUTTING TOOL INDUSTRY
  • Table 75 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF TUNGSTEN-BASED AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 76 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLIONS LBS.)
  • Table 77 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 78 MAJOR APPLICATIONS OF TIN POWDERS
  • Table 79 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS
  • Table 80 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 81 GLOBAL VALUE OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 82 ANALYSIS OF A POWDER PROCESSED ALLOY
  • Table 83 BASIC MICRO-MELT PROCESS STEPS
  • Table 84 ALLOY WITH HIGHER CARBON CONTENT (%)
  • Table 85 METHODS OF MAKING NANOPOWDERS
  • Table 86 MAJOR APPLICATIONS FOR PARTICULATE AND OTHER MATERIALS
  • Table 87 RANKING OF MARKETS FOR PARTICULATES AND SPECIAL POWDERS (%)
  • Table 88 FORECAST ASSUMPTIONS-GROWTH OF PARTICULATES AND OTHER MATERIALS
  • Table 89 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PARTICULATE POWDERS AND PARTS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION POUNDS)
  • Table 90 GLOBAL VALUE OF PARTICULATES AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Table 91 ESTIMATED GLOBAL POWDER SHIPMENTS AND MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, THROUGH 2011 (SHORT TONS AND % MARKET SHARE)
  • Table 92 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF POWDERS, THROUGH 2011 (MILLION LBS/$MILLIONS)
  • Table 93 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF PM PARTS (MILLION LBS/$MILLIONS)
  • Table 94 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PM COMPONENT SHIPMENTS AND SHARE BY TYPE OF MARKET, THROUGH 2011 ($ MILLIONS AND % MARKET SHARE)
• LIST OF FIGURES
  • Summary Figure 1:
  • GLOBAL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 (MILLION LBS.)
  • Summary Figure 2:
  • GLOBAL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 1 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM MANUFACTURING, BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Figure 2 GLOBAL SHARE OF PM PRODUCT REVENUE BY REGION, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Figure 3 GLOBAL POWDER METAL SHIPMENTS, BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 (SHORT TONS)
  • Figure 4 GLOBAL POWDER METAL MARKET SHARE BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 5 GLOBAL PM COMPONENT MARKETS, 2006 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 6 GLOBAL PM COMPONENT MARKETS, 2006 (%)
  • Figure 7 VALUE OF GLOBAL IRON AND STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 8 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF STAINLESS STEEL POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 9 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 10 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($/LB.)
  • Figure 11 GLOBAL VALUE OF COPPER POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 12 GLOBAL VALUE OF ALUMINUM POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($/LB.)
  • Figure 13 GLOBAL VALUE OF NICKEL POWDERS AND PARTS SHIPMENTS 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 14 VALUE OF WORLDWIDE SHIPMENTS OF TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 15 VALUE OF GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF TIN POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 16 GLOBAL VALUE OF PARTICULATE AND OTHER POWDERS AND PARTS, 2006 AND 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 17 GLOBAL SHIPMENTS OF POWDER AND MATERIALS, BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 AND 2011 (SHORT TONS)
  • Figure 18 MARKET SHARE OF POWDER AND MATERIALS BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2006 AND 2011 (%)
  • Figure 19 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PM COMPONENT SHIPMENTS BY TYPE OF MARKET, 2006- 2011 ($ MILLIONS)
  • Figure 20 ESTIMATED GLOBAL PM COMPONENT SHARE BY TYPE OF MARKET, 2006- 2011 (% MARKET SHARE)