The Global Market for Abrasion and Wear Resistant Nanocoatings

The surface hardness and the wear resistance of materials can be significantly improved through the use of nanocoatings. The incorporation of nanomaterials improves wear resistance and toughness properties and offers comprehensive corrosion inhibition, as well as meeting stringent regulatory and safety requirements.

There are already numerous commercial applications in mechanical structures and in the machining of materials. The emphasis is on metal treatment, but also promising results have been shown for non-metallic materials. Applications include:

Automotive: Vehicle and protective environments; Scratch-resistant varnishes for automobile paint.
Light metals and various kinds of steel, such as technical parts for cars and aircrafts as well as engine parts.
Food processing
Interior and exterior protection: Mar and scratch resistant coatings for furniture and parquet; Scratch resistant high gloss lacquers on wood and barrier coatings on plastics.
Electronics: Protective layers for semiconductor chips; Transparent plastics such as acrylic glass (PMMA), SAN and polycarbonate, e.g. for plastic walls or displays of mobile phones.
Scratch proof coatings for optical components.

The Global Market for Abrasion and Wear Resistant Nanocoatings Report includes:

Market revenues for abrasion and wear resistant nanocoatings.
Detailed analysis of the benefits of using abrasion and wear resistant nanocoatings.
Current products.
53 Abrasion and Wear Resistant Nanocoatings producer profiles.

Published March 2019 | 125 pages | £450

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION……………………………………………………………………. 13

1.1 Aims and objectives of the study……………………………………………………………………………………. 13
1.2 Market definition…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13
- 1.2.1 Categorization………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY………………………………………………… 17

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY…………………………………………………………. 18

3.1 High performance coatings…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 18
3.2 Nanocoatings…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 18
3.3 Market drivers and trends………………………………………………………………………………………………. 19
- 3.3.1 Need for more effective protection and improved asset sustainability……………………. 20
- 3.3.2 Cost of weather-related damage……………………………………………………………………………. 21
- 3.3.3 Cost of corrosion……………………………………………………………………………………………………. 21
- 3.3.4 Need for improved hygiene……………………………………………………………………………………. 22
- 3.3.5 Increased demand for coatings for extreme environments…………………………………….. 23
- 3.3.6 Sustainable coating systems and materials……………………………………………………………. 23
  - 3.3.6.1 VOC and odour reduction………………………………………………………………………………. 23
  - 3.3.6.2 Chemical to bio-based…………………………………………………………………………………… 24
3.4 Market size and opportunity……………………………………………………………………………………………. 24
- 3.4.1 Main markets………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 24
- 3.4.2 Regional demand…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 35
3.5 Market and technical challenges…………………………………………………………………………………….. 36
- 3.5.1 Durability………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 37
- 3.5.2 Dispersion………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37
- 3.5.3 Transparency…………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 37
- 3.5.4 Production, scalability and cost………………………………………………………………………………. 38

4 NANOCOATINGS………………………………………………………………….. 39

4.1 Properties……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 39
4.2 Benefits of using nanocoatings………………………………………………………………………………………. 40
- 4.2.1 Types……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 41
  - 4.2.1.1 Film coatings techniques……………………………………………………………………………….. 42
  - 4.2.1.2 Superhydrophobic coatings on substrates…………………………………………………….. 44
  - 4.2.1.3 Electrospray and electrospinning…………………………………………………………………… 45
  - 4.2.1.4 Chemical and electrochemical deposition……………………………………………………… 46
  - 4.2.1.5 Chemical vapor deposition (CVD)………………………………………………………………….. 46
  - 4.2.1.6 Physical vapor deposition (PVD)……………………………………………………………………. 47
  - 4.2.1.7 Atomic layer deposition (ALD)……………………………………………………………………….. 48
  - 4.2.1.8 Aerosol coating……………………………………………………………………………………………… 48
  - 4.2.1.9 Layer-by-layer Self-assembly (LBL)………………………………………………………………. 48
  - 4.2.1.10 Sol-gel process………………………………………………………………………………………………. 49
  - 4.2.1.11 Etching…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 50
4.3 Hydrophobic coatings and surfaces……………………………………………………………………………….. 50
- 4.3.1 Hydrophilic coatings……………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51
- 4.3.2 Hydrophobic coatings…………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51
  - 4.3.2.1 Properties………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 52
4.4 Superhydrophobic coatings and surfaces………………………………………………………………………. 53
- 4.4.1 Properties………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 53
- 4.4.2 Durability issues…………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 54
- 4.4.3 Nanocellulose………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 54
4.5 Oleophobic and omniphobic coatings and surfaces……………………………………………………….. 55
- 4.5.1 SLIPS…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 56
- 4.5.2 Covalent bonding…………………………………………………………………………………………………… 56
- 4.5.3 Step-growth graft polymerization……………………………………………………………………………. 56
- 4.5.4 Applications……………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 57

5 NANOMATERIALS USED IN ABRASION AND WEAR RESISTANT NANOCOATINGS………………………………………………………………………. 59

5.1 GRAPHENE…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 61
5.2 CARBON NANOTUBES…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 65
5.3 SILICON DIOXIDE/SILICA NANOPARTICLES………………………………………………………………. 66
5.4 ALUMINIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLES………………………………………………………………………… 69
5.5 NANOCELULOSE………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 70

6 NANOCOATINGS MARKET STRUCTURE……………………………….. 72

7 ABRASION AND WEAR RESISTANT NANOCOATINGS MARKET SEGMENT ANALYSIS………………………………………………………………… 75

7.1 Market drivers and trends………………………………………………………………………………………………. 76
- 7.1.1 Machining tools………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 76
- 7.1.2 Cost of abrasion damage……………………………………………………………………………………….. 76
- 7.1.3 Regulatory and safety requirements………………………………………………………………………. 77
7.2 Benefits of nanocoatings………………………………………………………………………………………………… 77
7.3 Markets…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 77
7.4 Global market size………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 78
- 7.4.1 Nanocoatings opportunity………………………………………………………………………………………. 78
- 7.4.2 Global revenues 2010-2027…………………………………………………………………………………… 81

8 ABRASION AND WEAR RESISTANT NANOCOATINGS COMPANY PROFILES………………………………………………………………………………… 83-120 (53 company profiles)

9 REFERENCES…………………………………………………………………….. 121

TABLES

Table 1: Categorization of nanomaterials……………………………………………………………………………………. 15
Table 2: Properties of nanocoatings…………………………………………………………………………………………… 18
Table 3: Markets for nanocoatings……………………………………………………………………………………………… 24
Table 4: Disadvantages of commonly utilized superhydrophobic coating methods…………………….. 38
Table 5: Technology for synthesizing nanocoatings agents……………………………………………………….. 41
Table 6: Film coatings techniques………………………………………………………………………………………………. 42
Table 7: Contact angles of hydrophilic, super hydrophilic, hydrophobic and superhydrophobic surfaces………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 52
Table 8: Applications of oleophobic & omniphobic coatings……………………………………………………….. 57
Table 9: Nanomaterials used in nanocoatings and applications…………………………………………………. 59
Table 10: Graphene properties relevant to application in coatings……………………………………………… 61
Table 11: Nanocellulose applications timeline in the coatings and paints markets……………………… 70
Table 12: Nanocoatings market structure…………………………………………………………………………………… 73
Table 13: Abrasion & wear resistant nanocoatings-Nanomaterials used, principles, properties and applications…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 75
Table 14: Abrasion & wear resistant nanocoatings markets and applications…………………………….. 78
Table 15: Abrasion and wear resistant nanocoatings markets, applications and potential revenues………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 79
Table 16: Market assessment for abrasion and wear resistant nanocoatings…………………………….. 80
Table 17: Revenues for abrasion and wear resistant nanocoatings, 2010-2027, US$, conservative and optimistic estimates……………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 81

FIGURES

Figure 1: Estimated revenues for nanocoatings, 2010-2027 based on current revenues generated by nanocoatings companies and predicted growth. Base year for estimates is 2015…………… 28
Figure 2: Market revenues for nanocoatings 2015, US$, by market…………………………………………… 29
Figure 3: Market revenues for nanocoatings 2027, US$, by market…………………………………………… 29
Figure 4: Markets for nanocoatings 2015, %………………………………………………………………………………. 30
Figure 5: Markets for nanocoatings 2027, %………………………………………………………………………………. 31
Figure 6: Market for nanocoatings 2015, by nanocoatings type, US$…………………………………………. 32
Figure 7: Markets for nanocoatings 2015, by nanocoatings type, %…………………………………………… 33
Figure 8: Market for nanocoatings 2027, by nanocoatings type, US$…………………………………………. 34
Figure 9: Market for nanocoatings 2027, by nanocoatings type, %…………………………………………….. 35
Figure 10: Regional demand for nanocoatings, 2015…………………………………………………………………. 36
Figure 11: Techniques for constructing superhydrophobic coatings on substrates…………………….. 44
Figure 12: Electrospray deposition……………………………………………………………………………………………… 46
Figure 13: CVD technique…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 47
Figure 14: SEM images of different layers of TiO2 nanoparticles in steel surface………………………. 49
Figure 15: (a) Water drops on a lotus leaf…………………………………………………………………………………… 51
Figure 16: A schematic of (a) water droplet on normal hydrophobic surface with contact angle greater than 90° and (b) water droplet on a superhydrophobic surface with a contact angle > 150°………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 53
Figure 17: Contact angle on superhydrophobic coated surface………………………………………………….. 54
Figure 18: Self-cleaning nanocellulose dishware………………………………………………………………………… 55
Figure 19: SLIPS repellent coatings……………………………………………………………………………………………. 56
Figure 20: Omniphobic coatings…………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58
Figure 21. : Antimicrobial activity of Graphene oxide (GO)…………………………………………………………. 63
Figure 22: Water permeation through a brick without (left) and with (right) “graphene paint” coating………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 64
Figure 23: Graphene heat transfer coating…………………………………………………………………………………. 64
Figure 24: Silica nanoparticle antireflection coating on glass……………………………………………………… 69
Figure 25: Schematic of typical commercialization route for nanocoatings producer………………….. 72
Figure 26: Potential addressable market for abrasion and wear resistant nanocoatings……………. 80
Figure 27: Revenues for abrasion and wear-resistant nanocoatings, 2010-2027, millions US$, conservative and optimistic estimates…………………………………………………………………………………… 82