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This section provides an overview for iron nitride as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 10 iron nitride manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked iron nitride companies as of December, 2024: 1.Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific., 2.American Elements, 3.Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc..
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Iron nitride, a compound of iron and nitrogen, exists in various crystal forms such as Fe2N, Fe4N, and Fe16N2. Its properties and crystal structure vary with the nitrogen content, leading to different magnetic characteristics.
Iron nitride combines metal-like and oxide-like properties, offering superior corrosion resistance, weather resistance, and hardness compared to metallic iron. Fe4N, in particular, exhibits ferromagnetic properties at room temperature, with a Curie temperature around 914°F (490°C).
Iron nitride is used for surface hardening of steel and other materials due to its high hardness and corrosion resistance. Commonly used in aircraft parts and cookware, it undergoes a nitriding process to improve wear resistance. It's also a promising material for permanent magnets, potentially replacing expensive neodymium magnets in various applications.
Surface treatment techniques like gas nitriding, salt bath nitriding, and ion nitriding are used to incorporate iron nitride into various products.
Iron nitride's high hardness, much greater than ordinary steel, is due to solid solution strengthening by nitrogen. This atomic distortion inhibits dislocation movement, increasing the material's strength.
Iron nitride's enhanced corrosion resistance makes it more rust-resistant than standard steel, attributed to its unique composition and structure.
Fe4N and Fe16N2, among iron nitrides, are notable for their high saturation magnetization and ferromagnetic properties, making them suitable for use in magnetic materials. They are also considered rare earth-free magnets, with Fe16N2 offering a strong magnetic force due to its unique crystal structure.
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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.
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.
Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc., established in 1991 and headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is an American manufacturer and supplier specializing in biological products for medical research. Initially providing antibodies to the research community, they expanded their offerings to include gene silencers like siRNA and shRNA (plasmid and lentiviral), targeting all known mouse and human genes. Over time, Santa Cruz Biotechnology provides over 175,000 research biochemicals under the brand ChemCruz, including protein-interacting inhibitors, substrates, and activators, tailored for studying protein functions. The company offers monoclonal primary antibodies, designed for various mammalian and non-mammalian protein targets, along with corresponding binding secondary antibodies.
Nanoshel is an Indian manufacturer of engineered nanomaterials and nanocompounds that was established in 2005 as a subsidiary of Intelligent Materials Pvt Limited. Based in Sundran, Punjab, the company produces various quantum dots, carbon nanotubes, and nanopowders from different materials including metal and graphene. It also offers a range of organics as well as inorganics, such as nano-enhanced fertilizers, wafers, and nanoparticle dispersions. Nanoshel products are commonly used in the production of consumer electronics, as well as in the agriculture, biomedical, and energy industries.
Nano Research Elements Inc., founded in, Haryana, India is a manufacturer of nanomaterials that navigate the Periodic Table including gold, silver, and iron oxide. The company's product portfolio includes nanowires, nanopowders and nanoparticle dispersions, magnetic nanopowders, nanoparticles and quantum dots. Their products are used in industries such as Food and Beverage, Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology, Chemical and Petrochemical, Environmental Testing and electronics. The company also offers services such as R&D services, customer support and custom projects.
Alfa Aesar is based in Lancashire, United Kingdom. Alfa Aesar is part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, is a manufacturer and supplier of chemicals, metals, and life science products for research and development. Alfa Aesar’s product lines include chemicals, life science, materials & metals, catalysts, and analytical & lab ware. Chemical offerings include inorganic compounds, organic compounds, organometallic, and solvents. Life sciences include biotechnology products, cellular & molecular biology, genomics, and immunology. Materials & metal include alloys, carbon, etchants, and more. Catalysts include ferrocenes, fuel cell products, and precious metals & catalysts. Alfa Aesar also offers custom manufacturing options.
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.
ABSCo Limited, founded in 2002, is a worldwide supplier of raw materials to industrial clients. They are based in the United Kingdom and provide multinational firms, small and medium-sized businesses, and research organizations with performance materials for use in sophisticated technologies. Some of their main products are Boron Carbide, Molybdenum Products, Non-Oxide Ceramics, Polishing, and Spherical Powders. They are authorised agents for Tribecher industries in the UK and Ireland, representers of Materion Advanced Materials Inc in most of Europe and representers of International Tin in the UK.
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 | Alfa Aesar, Thermo Fisher Scientific. |
34.7%
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| 2 | Shanghai Xinglu Chemical Technology Co., Ltd |
17.3%
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| 3 | Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Inc. |
12.2%
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| 4 | American Elements |
9.2%
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| 5 | Nanoshel |
6.1%
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| 6 | Stanford Advanced Materials |
6.1%
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| 7 | CYMIT QUÍMICA S.L. |
5.1%
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| 8 | Nano Research Elements Inc. |
4.1%
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| 9 | Absco Limited |
3.1%
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| 10 | XI'AN FUNCTION MATERIAL GROUP CO.,LTD |
2.0%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the iron 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
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United States of America
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3 | 37.5% |
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United Kingdom
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2 | 25.0% |
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China
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2 | 25.0% |
Spain
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1 | 12.5% |
