Importance of the Technology

The Technology in Brief

• Advantages and Limitations
• Materials
  • Ceramics
  • CMCs
  • MMCs and IMCs
• Manufacturing Processes
  • Ceramic Powders
  • Ceramic Fibers and Whiskers
  • Ceramic Processing
  • MMC and IMC Processing
  • Casting
  • Powder-Metallurgy Methods
  • In Situ Methods
• Coatings
• Functionally Gradient Materials
• Machining and Joining
  • Machining
  • Joining
• IPC Technology
• Nanophase Monolithic and Composite Materials
• Biomimetic Processing

Commercial Development Parameters

• Demand Factors
• General Constraints
• Synergistic Technologies
• Competing Technologies
• Required Resources
• Regulatory Factors

Areas to Monitor

• Low-Cost Materials
• Raw Materials
• Novel Manufacturing and 3D Printing
• Computational Methods
• Health Issues
• New Materials and Applications
• Energy Applications
• Nanomaterials
• Multifunctional Materials
• Organic-Inorganic Hybridization
• Ceramic Coatings
• R&D Alliances
• Emerging Markets

Implications of Commercialization

• Demand from Automotive and Aerospace Industries Continues to Increase
• Growth of Nonstructural Applications
• Commercial Failure
• Diverse and Cost-Effective Materials Emerge

Opportunities

• Automotive Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Aerospace and Defense
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Industrial, Energy, and Power Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Electronics
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Medical Applications
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Consumer Products
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities
• Building and Construction
  • Industry Structure
  • Commercial Opportunities

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