Hard & Superhard Material World Markets, Technologies & Competition

This Report Analyzes The World Market For Hard And Superhard Materials By Total Consumption Value, Demand Trends, End-User Markets And Applications. Each Product Section Contains Detailed Breakdowns Including Supplier Sales And Market Share, Consumption Value And Volume By Region/Product Type, Demand By Application. Market Trends And Forecasts Are Provided For The Years 2007-2012.

Products Covered

• Industrial Diamonds: Natural, Synthetic, Powder, Grit, Bort, Pcd, Cvd, Single Crystal
• Boron Nitride: Cbn, Pcbn
• Ceramics: Oxides, Non-Oxides, Composites, Other
• Cemented Carbides: Tungsten, Alloy, Powder, Preforms, Other
• Cermets
• Tool Steels: High-Speed, Hot-Work, Cold-Work, Shock-Resistant, Mold Steels, Special-Purpose

Applications

• Abrasives
• Coatings
• Cutting Tools
• General Medical
• Precision Parts
• Refractory Parts
• Sensors
• Semiconductor Fabrication
• Subsystem Components
• thermal
• Wear Parts
• Other

End-User Industries

• Aerospace
• Automotive
• chemical/Environmental
• communications
• construction
• defense/Military
• electronic
• equipment/Machinery
• medical/Research
• metal Working
• optic
• opto-Electronic
• paper & Pulp
• power Generation
• textile