NEW YORK, March 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue:
Global Metal Matrix Composites Industry
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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Metal Matrix Composites in US$ Million and Thousands of Pounds (lbs) by the following Product Segments: Aluminum Matrix Composites, Nickel Matrix Composites, Refractory Metal Matrix Composites, and Other Metal Matrix Composites. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2007 through 2015. Also, a seven-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. The report profiles 80 companies including many key and niche players such as 3A Composites, 3M Company, ADMA Products, Inc., Aerospace Metal Composites Limited, Alcoa Inc., Alloytic Co. Ltd., Ametek Specialty Metal Products, Brush Engineered Materials Inc., Ceradyne, Inc., CPS Technologies Corporation, Ceramic Protection Corporation, Composite Technology Corporation, DWA Aluminum Composites, Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH, Electrovac AG, FMW Composite Systems, Inc., Foster-Miller, Inc., Hitachi Metals, Ltd., Metal Matrix Cast Composites LLC, MI-Tech Metals Inc, Momentive Performance Materials Inc., N.V. Bekaert S.A., PLANSEE Thermal Management Solutions, Thresher Industries, Inc., and Thermal Transfer Composites LLC. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
1. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS 1
Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations 1
Disclaimers 2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level 3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics 3
Product Definitions and Scope of Study 3
Metal Matrix Composites 3
Aluminum Matrix Composites 4
Nickel Matrix Composites 4
Refractory Metal Matrix Composites 4
Other Metal Matrix Composites 4
Titanium Matrix Composites 4
Copper Matrix Composites 5
2. MARKET OVERVIEW 6
The Industry 6
Impact of Recession on MMC Markets 6
Future MMC Market Directions 7
MMC - A Current and Future Analysis 8
Regional Perspective 8
Segmental Perspective 8
MMC Market by End-Use Industry 8
The Industrial MMC Market 8
MMC History 9
A Cost Sensitive Industry 9
MMC Issues & Solutions 9
Solutions Related to AMCs 10
High Costs - Biggest Hurdle to MMC Growth 10
The Players - Historic Review 11
Table 1: Global Metal Matrix Composites Market (2006) -
Percentage Market Share of Leading Producers for Alcan
Composites, GE Advanced Ceramics, Plansee Group, Sumitomo,
Lanxide, 3M, Electrovac, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 11
3. PRODUCT OVERVIEW 12
Composite 12
Applications 12
Applications in Railways 12
Matrix 12
Reinforcement 13
Types of Reinforcements 13
Continuous Reinforcement 13
Discontinuous Reinforcement 13
Metal Matrix Composite 13
MMC Classification 14
Continuous MMCs 14
Multifilament MMCs 15
Monofilaments 15
Discontinuous MMCs 15
Particulate MMCs 15
Short Fiber MMCs 16
Whiskers 16
Cermets 16
Metallic Foams 16
Layered MMCs 17
Hybrid Metal Composites 17
Intermetallic Matrix Composites 17
Methods for MMC Fabrication 17
Solid State Method 18
Powder Metallurgy 18
Liquid State Method 18
Physical Vapor Deposition 18
Aluminum Matrix Composites (AMCs) 18
Definition 18
Types of AMCs 19
Continuous Fibre-Reinforced AMCs (CFAMCs) 19
Particle Reinforced AMCs (PAMCs) 19
Whisker- or Short Fibre-Reinforced AMCs 19
Mono Filament Reinforced AMCs 19
AMC Fabrication Methods 20
Solid State Processing 21
Powder Metallurgy 21
Diffusion Bonding 21
Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) 21
Liquid State Processing 21
Stir Casting (Vortex Technique) 21
Infiltration Process 22
Spray Deposition/Direct Processing 22
Reactive Processing (In-situ Processing) 22
AMC Applications 22
Applications in the Aerospace Sector 23
Nickel Matrix Composites 23
Refractory Metal Matrix Composites 23
Titanium Matrix Composites 23
TMC Applications 24
Copper Matrix Composites 24
Application Industries of MMCs 24
Aerospace 24
Pre-requisites in the Aerospace Industry 24
Automobile 24
Electronic Packaging 25
Power Transmission 25
Buildings 25
4. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS 27
Materials Engineers at Rice University Develop New Composite
Materials 27
Touchstone Introduces MetPreg® 27
Thresher Industries to Develop Low-Carbon Renewable Heat Sinks
for LED Lighting Market 27
M Cubed Launches Advanced Stiff and Light Metal Matrix Composite 27
Sifco Develops New Process to Brush Plate Cobalt Metal Matrix
Composite 28
CPS Technologies Releases AlSiC Metal Matrix Pin Fin Coolers 28
5. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS IN THE RECENT PAST - A
PERSPECTIVE BUILDER 29
CPS Launches TO-250 Product Suite 29
CPS Develops AlSiC Hermetic Packaging Solutions 29
CPS Unveils AlSiC for Automation of Robotic Arms 29
IKONICS Introduces Metal Matrix Composite 29
Alcoa Develops Aluminum Composite Panel 30
Polymer Nanoparticle for Metal Composite Developed in USA 30
Aluminum Composite Material Manufactured by Japanese Individual 30
Inventors from the US Develop Metal-Carbon Composite Powders 30
Mesoporous Crystalline Alumina Composition Developed by
Michigan Individuals 30
Polymer-Metal Composition Developed 30
Hybrid Composite-Metal Seat Assembly Developed in the US 31
Adal Group Develops New Metal Matrix Composite 31
CPS Releases MMC for Heat Dissipating Uses 31
CPS Releases AlSiC for High LEDs 32
Vykor Offers Composite Materials Solutions 32
Resin-Metal Composite Developed 32
Spain Research Team Develops Metal Matrix Composites 32
6. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS 33
Thresher Industries Inks Marketing Partnership Deal with AFT 33
Edelstahl Witten-Krefeld Merges Operations with Edelstahlwerke
Sudwestfalen 33
Thresher Acquires Talon Composites 33
Thresher Establishes Manufacturing Facility in South Korea 33
CTC Inks Agreement with Far East Composite Technology Company 33
GKN and FMW Bag TMMC Contract from Boeing 34
MMCC Wins Product Development Contract from Army Research
Laboratory 34
Apollo Acquires GE Advanced Materials 34
IKONICS and Roland Sign Distribution Agreement 34
Ceradyne and Alcan Enter into Joint Production and Supply
Agreement 35
CPS Sub-Contracts With 3M in Army Contract 35
Rogers Corp Partners with Thermal Transfer Composites 35
Durabuild Expands Aluminum Composite Unit's Capacity 36
Hampson Industries Takes Over Coast Composites 36
EDO Corp Adds Fiber Innovations 36
LDI Composites Acquires Kadant's Business 36
Owens Corning Expands With Asahi Glass' Acquisition in Asia-
Pacific 36
FMW Bags US Navy Contract 36
TAI Completes Composite Manufacturing Contract 37
Talon and BNFL Extend Alliance 37
MMCC and California University Join Forces for Aluminum
Magnesium Matrix Composite 37
Talon Collaborates with J. E. Access 37
Solidica Joins Hands with the US Army 38
Cymat Obtains Patent for MMC Process in the US 38
7. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS 39
3A Composites (Switzerland) 39
3M Company (USA) 39
ADMA Products, Inc. (USA) 39
Aerospace Metal Composites Limited (UK) 40
Alcoa Inc (USA) 40
Alloytic Co. Ltd. (Korea) 41
Ametek Specialty Metal Products (USA) 41
Brush Engineered Materials Inc (USA) 41
Ceradyne, Inc (USA) 42
CPS Technologies Corporation (USA) 42
Composite Technology Corporation (USA) 42
DWA Aluminum Composites (USA) 43
Deutsche Edelstahlwerke GmbH (Germany) 43
Electrovac AG (Austria) 44
FMW Composite Systems, Inc. (USA) 44
Foster-Miller, Inc. (USA) 44
Hitachi Metals, Ltd (Japan) 45
Metal Matrix Cast Composites LLC (USA) 45
MI-Tech Metals Inc (USA) 45
Momentive Performance Materials Inc. (USA) 46
N.V. Bekaert S.A. (Belgium) 46
PLANSEE Thermal Management Solutions (USA) 46
Thresher Industries, Inc. (USA) 47
Thermal Transfer Composites LLC (USA) 47
8. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE 48
Table 2: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Metal Matrix Composites by Geographic Region - USA,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (Including Japan), and Rest of World
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 48
Table 3: World Historic Review for Metal Matrix Composites by
Geographic Region - USA, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Including
Japan), and Rest of World Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales in US$ Million for Years 2001 Through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 49
Table 4: World 11-Year Perspective for Metal Matrix Composites
by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales
for USA, Europe, Asia-Pacific (Including Japan), and Rest of
World Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 50
Product Segment Analytics 51
Table 5: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Metal Matrix Composites by Product Segment - Aluminum
Matrix Composites, Nickel Matrix Composites, Refractory Metal
Matrix Composites, and Other Metal Matrix Composites
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$ Million for
Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 51
Table 6: World Historic Review for Metal Matrix Composites by
Product Segment - Aluminum Matrix Composites, Nickel Matrix
Composites, Refractory Metal Matrix Composites, and Other
Metal Matrix Composites Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales in US$ Million for Years 2001 Through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 52
Table 7: World 11-Year Perspective for Metal Matrix Composites
by Product Segment - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Sales for
Aluminum Matrix Composites, Nickel Matrix Composites,
Refractory Metal Matrix Composites, and Other Metal Matrix
Composites for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 53
Analytics by End-Use Industry 54
Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Metal Matrix Composites by End-Use Industry - Ground
Transportation, Electronics/ Thermal Management, Aerospace,
Industrial and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales in '000 lbs for Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 54
Table 9: World Historic Review for Metal Matrix Composites by
End-Use Industry - Ground Transportation, Electronics/Thermal
Management, Aerospace, Industrial and Other Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in '000 lbs for Years
2001 Through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 55
Table 10: World 11-Year Perspective for Metal Matrix
Composites by End-Use Industry - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Ground Transportation, Electronics/ Thermal
Management, Aerospace, Industrial and Other Markets for 2005,
2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 56
Industrial Metal Matrix Composites Market 57
Table 11: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Industrial Metal Matrix Composites by Application -
Thermal Processing, Nuclear, Power Transmission, and Other
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in '000 lbs
for Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 57
Table 12: World Historic Review for Industrial Metal Matrix
Composites by Application - Thermal Processing, Nuclear, Power
Transmission, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales in '000 lbs for Years 2001 Through 2006 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 58
Table 13: World 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Metal
Matrix Composites by Application - Percentage Breakdown of
Volume Sales for Thermal Processing, Nuclear, Power
Transmission and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 59
Table 14: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Industrial Metal Matrix Composites by Application -
Thermal Processing, Nuclear, Power Transmission, and Other
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales in US$
Million for Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 60
Table 15: World Historic Review for Industrial Metal Matrix
Composites by Application - Thermal Processing, Nuclear, Power
Transmission, and Other Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Sales in US$ Million for Years 2001 Through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 61
Table 16: World 11-Year Perspective for Industrial Metal
Matrix Composites by Application - Percentage Breakdown of
Value Sales for Thermal Processing, Nuclear, Power
Transmission, and Other Markets for 2005, 2010 & 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 62
9. THE UNITED STATES 63
A.Market Analysis 63
Outlook 63
Market Overview 63
B.Market Analytics 64
Table 17: US Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis
for Metal Matrix Composites Analyzed with Annual Sales
Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) 64
Table 18: US Historic Review for Metal Matrix Composites
Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years
2001 Through 2006 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 64
10. EUROPE 65
A.Market Analysis 65
Outlook 65
Composite Industry in the UK 65
B.Market Analytics 66
Table 19: European Recent Past, Current & Future Market
Analysis for Metal Matrix Composites by Geographic Region -
France, Germany, Italy, UK & Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$
Million for Years 2007 Through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 66
Table 20: European Historic Review for Metal Matrix
Composites by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK &
Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures US$ Million for Years 2001 through 2006
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 67
Table 21: European 11-Year Perspective for Metal Matrix
Composites by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of
Dollar Sales for France, Germany, Italy, UK & Rest of Europe
Markets for Years 2005, 2010 & 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 68
11. ASIA-PACIFIC 69
A.Market Analysis 69
Outlook 69
India - Composites in Indian Railways 69
B.Market Analytics 69
Table 22: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Market
Analysis for Metal Matrix Composites Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 Through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 69
Table 23: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Metal Matrix
Composites Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million
for Years 2001 Through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 70
12. REST OF WORLD 71
Market Analysis 71
Table 24: Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Market
Analysis for Metal Matrix Composites Analyzed with Annual
Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2007 Through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) 71
Table 25: Rest of World Historic Review for Metal Matrix
Composites Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million
for Years 2001 Through 2006 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) 71
COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
Total Companies Profiled: 80 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 81)
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Region/Country Players
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The United States 54
Canada 6
Japan 4
Europe 15
Germany 1
The United Kingdom 7
Rest of Europe 7
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) 2
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