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This section provides an overview for aluminum nitride as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 19 aluminum nitride manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked aluminum nitride companies as of December, 2024: 1.Stanford Advanced Materials, 2.Nishimura Advanced Ceramics Co., Ltd., 3.Pacific Particulate Materials Ltd..
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Aluminum nitride (AlN) is an inorganic compound with colorless or gray crystals. It stands out for its high thermal conductivity and low electronic conductivity, making it exceptionally stable against oxidation among nitrides.
Aluminum nitride is primarily used in heat-sensitive semiconductor and electronic components due to its excellent thermal conductivity, electrical insulation, and similar thermal expansion properties to various semiconductors. It finds applications in substrates for power transistor modules, LED mounting, and IC packages, as well as plasma etch components, wafer chucks, and heater equalization plates. Additionally, its fine powder form improves resin performance by enhancing filler compatibility, flowability, and heat dissipation when mixed with resins like epoxy, silicone, and BT resin.
AlN is a colorless or gray crystalline solid with a molecular weight of 40.99 and a specific gravity of 3.3. It decomposes at 2,150°C without melting under ambient pressure. The sintered form is chemically stable and insoluble in common acids and bases. However, powdered AlN reacts with water vapor to form aluminum hydroxide and ammonia, particularly in high-pH solutions. Therefore, powdered AlN requires storage in high-purity nitrogen or dry air to prevent hydrolysis, unlike its sintered form, which exhibits high chemical resistance and does not decompose upon hydrolysis.
Sintered aluminum nitride, formed by mixing AlN powder with binders and sintering at temperatures above 1,700°C, offers high thermal conductivity (70 to 200 W/m-K) and thermal emissivity, significantly surpassing alumina (Al2O3) and matching the thermal expansion coefficient of silicon, enhancing its resistance to thermal deformation and shock.
Aluminum nitride can be synthesized through several methods:
1. From Aluminum Oxide: A high-pressure reaction between bauxite, coke, and nitrogen at 1,700°C yields AlN.
Al2O3 + 3C + N2 → 2AlN + 3CO
2. Direct Reaction of Aluminum Powder With Nitrogen: Aluminum powder reacts with nitrogen at 600°C, with the process optimized between 800 to 1,000°C to prevent agglomeration.
2Al + N2 → 2AlN
3. Reaction of Aluminum Chloride With Ammonia: This method, suitable for forming thin films, involves reacting aluminum chloride with ammonia at 1,200 to 1,500°C.
AlCl3 + NH3 → AlN + 3HCl
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Stanford Advanced Materials was established in 1994 in Lake Forest, California to provide rare-earth products for research and development purposes. Stanford Advanced Materials serves many industries ranging from automotive to fashion to energy to research to sports to textiles. Stanford Advanced Materials manufactures and distributes purified metals, ceramics, composite materials including strips, plates, rods, wires, and bars, as well as laboratory equipment and optical equipment including crystals, lenses, splitters, and windows.
American Elements was founded in 1997 in California and currently has research and production facilities in Utah, Mexico, China, and the United Kingdom. AE manufactures and distributes advanced materials from a catalog of over 30,000 products for bulk industrial use as well as small scale laboratory use. AE also provides testing and analyses services including spectroscopy along with structural, thermal, and electrical analyses. AE holds sustainable development as a core corporate value and is committed to work to protect the health of the environment.
Nishimura Advanced Ceramics Co., Ltd., founded in Japan, is a manufacturer of ceramics including kneading materials, forming, firing, and other processing to finish products. The company's product portfolio includes ceramic circuit boards, ceramic for machine parts and pump parts, optical products, temperature sensor parts, and lighting apparatuses. It also offers various firing techniques, including reduction, oxidation, and alternative firing methods, to achieve unique glazes and finishes. It also collaborates with clients to produce custom ceramic products tailored to their specific design and functional requirements.
Xiamen Innovacera Advanced Materials Co. Ltd. is a ceramic material manufacturer based in Xiamen, Fujian. Certified with ISO 9001: 2008 and ISO 14001:2004, the company offers various materials, including aluminum nitride, boron carbide, and boron nitride. Other ceramic material offerings include silicon carbide, silicon nitride, and zirconia-toughened alumina. The company also manufactures ceramic products, including alumina ceramic heaters, cutting blades, and filling pumps. These products find applications in various industries, including aerospace, research, and food processing. The company further extends its services to ceramic processing, offering rapid prototyping, grinding, and metallization to meet various industrial needs.
Kanto Chemical Co. Inc., founded in 1944 and headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a reagent manufacturer with overseas affiliates in other countries, including China, France, USA, Taiwan, and Malaysia. Its product portfolio includes analytical reagents, ionic liquids, Iodine compounds, ultra-pure chemicals, and water analysis kits. The company is also developing regenerative medicine and genetics reagents and has over 50,000 products. It has several certifications, including ISO 9001, acquired in 1994, making it the first Japanese company in the reagent industry. Other certifications are ISO 14001, ISO 13485, and ISO/IEC 17025.
Pacific Particulate Materials, Ltd. (PPM) is a New Westminster, British Columbia-based manufacturer of standard and custom industrial powder formulations. Established in 1997, the company manufactures and supplies custom blends of rubber, metal, plastic, and ceramic powders for various metallurgical processes including hot pressing, thermal spraying, and injection molding. The company produces a wide range of powder blends, such as metal nitrides for electronic components or heat sinks, metal carbides for cutting tools or coatings, and custom alloys for customer-specified degrees of hardness and corrosion resistance. PPM's clients include Oerlikon Metco AG, Asahi Diamond Industrial Co., Ltd., and CMG Technologies.
Thrutek Applied Materials Co., Ltd., founded in 2007 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is a manufacturer of aluminum nitride powder that offers high thermal conductivity, electrical insulation, high mechanical strength, and high dielectric strength. The company is a subsidiary of GlobalTop Technology Inc. that makes aluminum nitride products categorized into irregular and sintering types for thermally conductive fillers and thermally conductive ceramics. The products are distributed in the USA, China, Asia, and Germany.
Tokuyama Corporation, headquartered in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, and founded in 1918 is a manufacturer of Soda ash and methylene chloride. Soda ash is a fundamental raw material, with applications spanning the glass and detergent industries. Beyond this, it produces quality baking soda for food additives and calcium chloride. The diverse product portfolio includes multiple sections including chemicals, cement, electronic materials, environmental business, and life science. The products catalog includes silicon, microporous films, ion exchange membranes, Chlor, and alkali among others.
Merck, started in 1668 and based in Darmstadt, Germany, is a supplier of solutions and services for research, development, and manufacture of pharmaceutical and biotechnological drug therapies. The company serves the life science industry and has a broad portfolio of 300,000 products, including biopharmaceutical manufacturing, industrial microbiology, reagent, life science research, and water purification products. It is available in 66 countries, brings together six brands, and has several ISO certifications, including ISO 13485, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, and ISO 50001.
Matrix Solution is a manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of metal powders and industrial scraps based in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Established in 2018, the company primarily deals in nitride, oxide, and carbide powders, electrodes, and raw metal products like ingots or bars. The company supplies its products for various additive manufacturing, chemical, and metallurgical applications — including brazing, surface coating, metal injection molding, and hot isostatic pressing. Matrix Solution primarily serves domestic client companies in the food, ceramics, energy, and mining industries.
Atlantic Equipment Engineers was founded in 1963 and headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey, primarily serving the space program. Today, AEE also serves pharmaceutical, automotive, manufacturing, , solar, and water treatment industries. AEE products include 3D printing & additive manufacturing, high purity metal powders & compounds, rare earth metals & oxides, and custom allows. In addition to these, AEE offers blanket delivery service, analytical services, custom alloys, and sputtering system supplies.
Kyocera Corporation was incorporated in 1946 in Kyoto, Japan as Kyoto Ceramics, but the name was later shortened to Kyocera. Kyocera is a multinational manufacturer and distributor of consumer products as well as industrial components including ceramic and electronic components used in the semiconductor, wireless communications, electronics, and wireless communications markets. Kyocera’s consumer products line includes smartphones and kitchenware such as ceramic knives, cookware, and drinkware. Ceramics are used in semiconductors, solar photovoltaic modules, as well as cutting tools. Kyocera’s electronics cameras, LCDs, medical products, and more.
Xi’an Functional Material Group Co., LTD (FM) was founded in 2002 and headquartered in Xi’an, China. FM specializes in high purity film coating materials and inorganic compound powder materials. FM’s product lineup includes two segments, film coating materials and inorganic compound powder. Film coating materials emphasizes metal sputtering targets, metal alloy sputtering targets, ceramic sputtering targets, evaporation materials, as well as other materials. Inorganic compound powder unit includes high purity metal materials, rare earth materials, chalcogenide materials, halides, nitrides, bodies, silicate materials, and other advanced materials.
EPRUI Biotech Co. Ltd., formerly EPRUI Nanoparticles & Microspheres, is a high-tech firm performing research and development on nano materials and microsphere products. The company’s four main lines of study are nanocomposites, metal nanoparticles, nano metal oxide nanoparticles, and mono disperse microspheres. Nanocomposites include MoS2 nanoparticles and titanium nitride nanoparticles. Metal nanoparticles include nano silicon and copper. Nickel nanoparticles. Nanometal oxide nanoparticles include ZnO and ITO nanoparticles. Monodisperse microspheres include silica and polystyrene microspheres and magnetic nanoparticles.
Reinste Nano Ventures Private Limited is a new-generation technology company based in Uttar Pradesh, India. They were founded in 2011 and offer nanotechnology-based solutions to various businesses. They provide research- and commercial-grade special nanoalloys that can be used to improve properties such as hardness, tensile strength, high melting point, lighter weight, and so on. Reinste Nanoventures Pvt. Ltd. offers a wide range of nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, nanodiamonds, and nanowires. They give services to the pharmaceutical, textile, energy, textile, and plastic industries, among many others.
N.B. Enterprises, established in 1995, is a distributor based in the United States, specializing in providing a wide range of industrial products and equipment. The company offers a complete line of ceramics component and powder materials for many industries application, such as thermal spray (FS, HVOF, APS), hard facing, powder metallurgy, welding consumables and others. Their infrastructural facility are well assisted by in-house design and development unit, installed with requisite machineries and facilities to produce wide of products as per the needs of the customer.
Shanghai Xinglu Chemical (Xinglu Chemical) is based in Shanghai, China. Xinglu Chemical serves as a distributor of specialty metals, rare earth elements, and alloys. Xinglu Chemical’s metal alloy offerings include aluminum molybdenum, barium metal, magnesium scandium, and aluminum boron. Nano materials include silicon oxide, zirconium chloride, nano tungsten carbide powder, nano silver powder, cobalt oxide, and magnesium oxide nano powder. Rare earths include rare earth oxides, rare earth nitrates, rare earth metals, rare earth fluoride, rarer earth chloride, and others such as cerium carbonate.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford Advanced Materials |
14.8%
|
| 2 | Nishimura Advanced Ceramics Co., Ltd. |
10.2%
|
| 3 | Pacific Particulate Materials Ltd. |
9.1%
|
| 4 | American Elements |
9.1%
|
| 5 | Thrutek Applied Materials Co.,Ltd. |
6.8%
|
| 6 | N.B. Enterprises |
6.8%
|
| 7 | KANTO CHEMICAL CO.,INC. |
5.7%
|
| 8 | Merck |
5.7%
|
| 9 | MATRIX SOLUTION |
4.5%
|
| 10 | Reinste Nano Ventures Pvt. Ltd. |
4.5%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the aluminum nitride page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
Japan
|
5 | 38.5% |
|
China
|
3 | 23.1% |
|
United States of America
|
2 | 15.4% |
|
Canada
|
1 | 7.7% |
|
Taiwan
|
1 | 7.7% |
|
India
|
1 | 7.7% |
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