Smart Materials and Their Applications: Technologies and Global Markets

The global market for smart materials totaled about $26.0 billion in 2014 and is expected to reach $42.2 billion in 2019, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.2% for the period 2014-2019.

This report provides:

• An overview of the global markets for smart materials and their applications.
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2013 and 2014, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2019.
• Identification and descriptions of the principal types of smart materials.
• Pinpointing of new materials and applications that are likely to be introduced in the next 5 years and their expected market impacts.
• Profiles of major players in the smart materials field.

The scope of this includes all major categories of smart materials, i.e.:

• Piezoelectric materials.
• Electrostrictive materials. 
• Magnetostrictive materials.
• Shape memory materials.
• Smart fluids.
• Smart hydrogels.
• Electrochromic materials.
• Phase change materials.

The report analyzes the principal end-user segment for each type of smart material (including commercial, industrial, medical, research and military) and estimates the current and projected worldwide market for each type of smart material and application through 2019.

The report format includes the following major elements:

• Executive summary.
• Definitions.
• Milestones in the development of smart materials.
• Types of smart materials, their properties, technologies and markets.
• Smart material applications, end users and markets.
• Company profiles. 
• Patent analysis.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION

STUDY BACKGROUND
STUDY GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
INTENDED AUDIENCE
SCOPE OF REPORT
METHODOLOGY AND INFORMATION SOURCES
ANALYST'S CREDENTIALS
DISCLAIMER

Chapter 2: SUMMARY

Table Summary : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure Summary : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2013-2019

Chapter 3: OVERVIEW

DEFINITION
HISTORY
Table 1 : HISTORICAL MILESTONES IN SMART MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT
Table 2 : SIGNIFICANT DISCOVERIES IN THE HISTORY OF PIEZOELECTRICS
TYPES OF SMART MATERIALS
PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS
Crystals
Ceramic
Polymers
Composites

ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
Lead Magnesium Niobate-Lead Titanate
Polymers
Table 4 : PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS VS. ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
Terfenol-D
Metglas
Table 5 : PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS VS. MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS
Shape Memory Alloys
Shape Memory Polymers

SMART FLUIDS
Electrorheological Fluids
Magnetorheological Fluids

SMART HYDROGELS
OTHERS

APPLICATIONS
MOTORS AND ACTUATORS
SENSORS
TRANSDUCERS
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS
Table 9 : CLASSES OF SMART MATERIAL APPLICATIONS
END-USER INDUSTRIES
CONSUMER/COMMERCIAL
Motor Vehicles
Communications and Other Electronic Equipment
Building Materials
Retail Security
Consumer Products

INDUSTRIAL
MEDICAL
RESEARCH
MILTARY
OTHER END-USER SEGMENTS
Table 10 : MAJOR END-USER INDUSTRIES OF SMART MATERIALS AND DEVICES
GLOBAL MARKETS
TOTAL MARKET SIZE/GROWTH TRENDS
Figure 1 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019
MARKET BY TYPE OF SMART MATERIAL
Table 11 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY TYPE, THROUGH 2019
Figure 2 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019
Figure 3 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019
MARKET BY END-USER SEGMENT
Table 12 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY END-USER SEGMENT, THROUGH 2019
Figure 4 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY END-USER SEGMENT, 2013-2019
Figure 5 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART MATERIALS BY END-USER SEGMENTS, 2013-2019
MAJOR GEOGRAPHICAL MARKETS FOR SMART MATERIALS
Table 13 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 6 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019
Figure 7 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

Chapter 4: PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS

SUMMARY
Figure 8 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS, 2013-2019
TECHNOLOGIES
MATERIALS
Single Crystals
Quartz
Single-crystal Ceramics

Polycrystalline Ceramics
Lead Zirconate Titanate
Barium Titanate
Lead Metaniobate
Lead Titanate
Table 14 : PROPERTY CHARACTERISTICS OF PIEZOELECTRIC CERAMICS*
Polymers
Polyvinylidene Fluoride
PVDF-TRFE
PTFE

Composites

MANUFACTURING METHODS
Crystals
Ceramics
Polymer Composites

APPLICATIONS
MOTORS AND ACTUATORS
Fuel Injection Systems
Camera Lenses
Inkjet Printer Heads
Cutting Machines
Valves
Deformable Mirrors
Interferometers
Atomic Force Microscopes
Spectroscopes
Aircraft Vertical Tail Buffeting Alleviation

SENSORS
Accelerometers
Gyroscopes
Pyroelectric Detectors
Shock Sensors
Smoke Alarms
Ultrasonic Sensors
Electronic Noses
Bubble Sensors
Knock Sensors

TRANSDUCERS
Audio Transducers
Generators
Self-heated Boots
Speakers
Buzzers
Sports Equipment
Microphone Transducers
Medical Ultrasound
Missile Guidance Systems
Hydrophones
Sonar
Dampers
Sounders
SAW (Surface Acoustic Wave) Devices
Transformers
Gas Igniters
Ultrasonic Cleaning
Modulators
Oscillators
Capacitors
Data Storage
Filters

SUPPLIERS
Table 16 : SUPPLIERS OF PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS AND RELATED PRODUCTS
MARKETS
Table 17 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 9 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2013-2019
Figure 10 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019
Figure 11 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

Chapter 5: ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS

SUMMARY
Figure 12 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS, 2013-2019
TECHNOLOGIES
CERAMICS
POLYMERS

APPLICATIONS
ACTUATORS
Actuators for Small Displacements

TRANSDUCERS
Sonar Transducers
Haptic Devices
Energy Harvesting

SUPPLIERS
Table 18 : SUPPLIERS OF ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS
MARKETS
Table 19 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 13 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2013-2019
Figure 14 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR ELECTROSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019

Chapter 6: MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
TERFENOL-D
METGLAS
GALFENOL

APPLICATIONS
ACTUATORS
SENSORS
TRANSDUCERS

SUPPLIERS
Table 20 : SUPPLIERS OF MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS MARKETS
Table 21 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 16 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2013-2019
Figure 17 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019
Figure 18 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

Chapter 7: SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS
Nitinol
Copper-based SMAs
Table 22 : SHAPE MEMORY ALLOYS
SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS
Diaplex
Polyurethane Films
Bi-Material Film Laminates
Encapsulated Bi-Gels
Graphene-enhanced SMPs

APPLICATIONS
ACTUATORS
TRANSDUCERS
Protective Clothing

STRUCTURAL APPLICATIONS
Eyeglass Frames
Surgical Fixation Devices
Couplers
Pseudo-elastic Baskets
Prosthetics/Orthotics
Shape Memory Screws
No-Iron Textile Finish

SUPPLIERS
Table 23 : SUPPLIERS OF SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS
MARKETS
Table 24 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 20 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2013-2019
Figure 21 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS BY TYPE, 2013-2019
Figure 22 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SHAPE MEMORY MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

Chapter 8: SMART FLUIDS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS
ELECTORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS

APPLICATIONS
ACTUATORS
TRANSDUCERS

SUPPLIERS
Table 25 : SUPPLIERS OF SMART FLUIDS AND RELATED DEVICES
MARKETS
Table 26 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART FLUIDS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 24 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART FLUIDS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, 2013-2019
Figure 25 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART FLUIDS BY TYPE OF MATERIAL, 2013-2019
Figure 26 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART FLUIDS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

Chapter 9: SMART HYDROGELS

SUMMARY
TECHNOLOGIES
POLYMERS
Temperature-Sensitive Polymers
PH Sensitive Polymers
Ion Sensitive Polymers
Shake Gels
Hydroactive Gels

ADDITIVES
Magnetic Particles
Enzymes

NANOTECHNOLOGIES

APPLICATIONS
ACTUATORS
Artificial Muscles
Bone Replacement

SENSORS
Biosensors

STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

SUPPLIERS
Table 27 : SUPPLIERS OF SMART HYDROGELS
MARKETS
Table 28 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR SMART HYDROGELS BY TYPE OF APPLICATION, THROUGH 2019
Figure 28 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR SMART HYDROGEL BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

Chapter 10: OTHER TYPES OF SMART MATERIALS

SUMMARY
Figure 29 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR OTHER TYPES OF SMART MATERIALS, 2013-2019
ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS
TECHNOLOGIES
Table 29 : MAJOR TYPES OF ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS
APPLICATIONS
Structural Materials

SUPPLIERS
Table 30 : SUPPLIERS OF ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS
MARKETS
Table 31 : GLOBAL MARKET FOR ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS, THROUGH 2019
Figure 30 : GLOBAL MARKET SHARE FOR ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIALS BY COUNTRY/REGION, 2013-2019

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS

Chapter 11: APPENDIX A: COMPANY PROFILES

PIEZOELECTRIC MANUFACTURERS
ADVANCED CERAMETRICS INC.
AOA XINETICS INC.
APC INTERNATIONAL LTD.
AVX CORP.
CEDRAT TECHNOLOGIES SA
CERAMTEC AG
CHANNEL INDUSTRIES INC.
CILAS
CTS CORP.
CTS VALLEY CORP.
DENSO CORP.
EPCOS AG
FERROPERM PIEZOCERAMICS A/S
FUJI CERAMICS CORP.
FUJI TITANIUM INDUSTRY CO. LTD.
KYOCERA
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORP.
LUMEN DYNAMICS GROUP INC.
MEASUREMENT SPECIALTIES INC.
MIDE TECHNOLOGY CORP.
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO. LTD.
NANOMOTION LTD.
NGK INSULATORS LTD.
NOLIAC A/S
NTK TECHNOLOGIES
PCB PIEZOTRONICS INC.
PI CERAMIC
PIEZO KINETICS INC.
PIEZOMECHANIK GMBH
PIEZOTECH
SENSOR TECHNOLOGY LTD.
SINOCERAMICS (USA) LLC.
TDK CORP.
TERA XTAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.

ELECTROSTRICTIVE MANUFACTURERS
ARTIFICIAL MUSCLE INC.
ECERTEC LTD.
OPTOTUNE AG

MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MANUFACTURERS
AMM TECHNOLOGIES
ETREMA PRODUCTS INC.
FEONIC TECHNOLOGY LTD.
GANSU TIANXING RARE EARTH FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS
LIGHT ENGINEERING INC.
MAROTTA SCIENTIFIC CONTROLS INC.
METGLAS INC.

SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL MANUFACTURERS
ADMEDES SCHUESSLER GMBH
AEROFIT PRODUCTS INC.
DYNALLOY INC.
FINE TUBES LTD.
FORT WAYNE METALS
FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO. LTD.
MEDSHAPE INC.
MEMRY CORP.
NITINOL DEVICES AND COMPONENTS INC.
SAES GETTERS SPA
SYZYGY MEMORY PLASTICS
TINI ALLOY CO.

SMART FLUID MANUFACTURERS
LORD CORP.

SMART HYDROGEL MANUFACTURERS
M-BIOTECH INC.
MIDE TECHNOLOGY CORP.

ELECTROCHROMIC MANUFACTURERS
AGC FLAT GLASS NORTH AMERICA
FLABEG HOLDING GMBH
GENTEX CORP.
MURAKAMI CORP.
NIKON CORP.
NTERA INC.
SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS INC.
SAINT-GOBAIN, COMPAGNIE DE

PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL MANUFACTURERS
AI TECHNOLOGY INC.
CAPZO INTERNATIONAL BV
COSELLA-DORKEN PRODUCTS INC.
CSAFE GLOBAL
GLACIER TEK INC.
HENKEL CORP.
LAIRD TECHNOLOGIES
MITSUBISHI INDUSTRIES LTD.
OUTLAST TECHNOLOGIES INC.
SCHOELLER TEXTIL AG
TORAY INDUSTRIES INC.

Chapter 12: APPENDIX B: PATENT ANALYSIS

PATENTS
PATENTS BY TYPE OF SMART MATERIAL
PATENTS BY GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGIN OF INVENTOR OR ASSIGNEE
PATENTS BY TECHNOLOGY TYPE
MAJOR IP PORTFOLIOS