Report: Powder Metallurgy TOC

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)

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