Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials

Name

Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials

Legal name

Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials, Inc.

Website

https://nanoamor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Katy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Nanomaterials Product Sales: One-time sale of nanomaterials including nanopowders, nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, nanowires, and amorphous materials. Products sold in various unit sizes from grams to kilograms. Standard catalog items and custom-manufactured products available.
2. Custom Manufacturing Services: Custom manufacturing runs for industrial customers requiring specific nanomaterials not in catalog. Typically requires minimum kg-scale quantities, thousands of dollars overhead, and months of lead time.
3. Carbon Nanotube Masterbatches: Pre-compounded CNT-polymer masterbatches sold by weight for composite manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

NanoAmor manufactures and markets nanostructured (1–100 nm) and amorphous materials, supplying carbon nanotubes (SWNT, DWNT, MWNT), graphene, fullerenes, oxide/carbide/nitride nanoparticles, metal nanowires, surface-modified nanoparticles, and amorphous/nanocrystalline magnetic ribbons, cores, and powders. The company serves both gram-scale research customers and ton-scale industrial buyers via its e-commerce site and direct sales team, with custom manufacturing available for specialized requirements.

Product overview

Nanostructured & Amorphous Materials Inc. (NanoAmor) is a nanomaterials manufacturing and supply company founded in 2001, specializing in nanoscale (1-100 nm) and ultrafine-structured (0.1-5 μm) powder materials. The product portfolio includes carbon-based materials (carbon nanotubes in single-walled, double-walled, and multi-walled varieties; carbon nanofibers; fullerenes; graphene and graphene oxides), oxide and ceramic nanoparticles (titanium, aluminum, silicon, zinc oxides; carbides; nitrides; borides), metal nanowires (silver, copper), amorphous and nanocrystalline magnetic materials (ribbons, cores, powders for transformer and power electronics applications), superhard materials (PDC cutters, PCD/PCBN), and surface-modified nanoparticles. The company offers both standard catalog products and custom manufacturing capabilities for industrial-scale orders, serving sectors including electronics, energy, aerospace, biomedical, and materials science research.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Carbon Nanotubes and Nanofibers Single-walled, double-walled, and multi-walled carbon nanotubes in regular, aligned, short-length, dispersible, and functionalized forms, plus carbon nanofibers and graphitized variants; manufactured via catalytic CVD for research and industrial customers in composites, electronics, and energy applications.
• Carbon Nanotube Dispersions Pre-dispersed carbon nanotube formulations in ethanol, isopropanol, and water for customers who need ready-to-use CNT suspensions without further processing.
• Elements, Oxides, Carbides and Nitrides Nanoparticles Comprehensive catalog of nanoscale elements, oxides, carbides, and nitrides including titanium, aluminum, silicon, and zinc oxides, metal nanopowders, and ceramic compounds for industrial and research use.
• Fullerenes Fullerene nanomaterials including C60 and C70 variants sold for research and specialty applications.
• Graphenes, Graphene Oxides and Graphene Nanoplatelets Graphene materials including graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, and graphene nanoplatelets for conductive, composite, and coating applications.
• Graphene Film Graphene-based film products intended for electronic and conductive applications.
• Nanopowder Dispersions Pre-dispersed metal and oxide nanoparticle suspensions in various solvents including silver, metal nanopowders, and nano-oxides for customers needing ready-to-use nanoparticle systems.
• Nanowires, Nanorods and Nanowhiskers Silver nanowires (14–80 nm diameter, 5–40 μm length, 99.9–99.95% purity) supplied as dry powders or ethanol/isopropanol/water suspensions and industrial-grade wet powders; copper nanowires for conductive applications; and silicon carbide (beta) nanowhiskers for reinforcement and superhard materials.
• Nanoscale Optical Coatings and Films Nano-structured optical coatings and films for light control applications in optics and photonics.
• Amorphous Ribbons Amorphous alloy ribbons including Fe-based and Co-based compositions with widths of 2–80 mm and thicknesses of 14–30 μm, used in magnetic applications.
• Nanocrystalline Ribbons Iron-based Fe-Cu-Nb-Si-B nanocrystalline alloy ribbons with high saturation induction (1.25 T), high permeability (400–900,000), and low core loss for transformer cores, current transformer cores, and magnetic shielding.
• Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Cores Nanocrystalline cores for current transformers, leakage circuit breakers, switched mode power supplies, and common mode chokes, plus amorphous cores for high-power transformers, medium-frequency transformers, and stator cores.
• Rectangular Cut Cores Rectangular nanocrystalline cut cores for output filter or inductor cores in high-frequency, large-power supplies, and solar inverters, featuring high saturation induction and low core loss.
• Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Magnetic Bars Magnetic bars for NMR magnetic circuits combining high saturation induction, high permeability, low loss, and operating temperature range of -55 to 130°C.
• Amorphous and Nanocrystalline Powders and Cores FeSiB amorphous powder cores and FeCuNbSiB nanocrystalline powder cores for power electronics including PFC inductors, DC-DC converters, and output inductors.
• Amorphous Brazing Foils Amorphous brazing foil alloys including Cu-Sn, Ni-Cr-Fe-Si-B, Ni-P, Ni-Pd, Pd-Ni, Ti-Zr-Cu-Ni, and Zr-Ni compositions for industrial brazing applications.
• Amorphous Materials for Research Amorphous materials specifically packaged for academic and research applications, supplied with characterization feedback requirements from the buyer.
• Polycrystalline Diamond Compact (PDC) Cutters Superhard polycrystalline diamond compact cutters for industrial drilling and cutting applications.
• Polycrystalline Diamond and Cubic Boron Nitride (PCD/PCBN) Superhard PCD and PCBN materials used in cutting, drilling, and machining tooling.
• Surface-Modified Oxide Nanoparticles Surface-modified Al2O3, SiO2, TiO2, and ZnO nanoparticles treated with stearic acid, silanes, silicone oil, titanium ester, aluminic ester, or PVP/oleic acid coatings to enhance dispersibility and UV-protective properties.
• Carbon Nanotube Masterbatches Pre-compounded 20 wt% multi-walled carbon nanotube masterbatch in polystyrene with SSA 7.6 m²/g and resistivity <10 ohm.cm, sold by weight for conductive composite manufacturing.
• Carbon Nanotube Filler CNT filler materials supplied for polymer composite reinforcement applications.
• Magnetic Beads Magnetic beads supplied for biomedical and separation applications.
• Application-Oriented Carbon Nanotubes Pre-formulated carbon nanotube products designed for specific applications with optimized dispersibility and functionality.
• Custom Manufacturing Services Bespoke synthesis of custom nanomaterials not available in the standard catalog for industrial customers with specialized requirements, typically requiring kg-scale minimum quantities and multi-month lead times.

Quantifiable outcome

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Named customers16 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• US Research Nanomaterials (US Nano): US Nano is a Houston-based nanomaterials catalog supplier offering nanopowders, CNTs, graphene, and custom manufacturing - a near-identical business model to NanoAmor's storefront-plus-custom approach.
• Nanocyl: Nanocyl is a Belgian specialty manufacturer of multi-wall carbon nanotubes and CNT-masterbatch formulations, directly overlapping NanoAmor's CNT and masterbatch product lines for composites and conductive applications.
• SkySpring Nanomaterials: SkySpring is a US-based catalog distributor of nanopowders, CNTs, and quantum dots with e-commerce and custom synthesis offerings, competing head-to-head with NanoAmor's catalog business.
• Cheap Tubes: Cheap Tubes is a US-based manufacturer and supplier of carbon nanotubes, graphene, and fullerenes, with comparable product breadth and a similar R&D-to-industrial customer mix.

Emerging players

• Nanografi Nano Technology: Nanografi is an emerging Turkish nanomaterials supplier offering CNTs, graphene, and nanopowders with custom production, partially overlapping NanoAmor's catalog and competing for international research orders.

Broad incumbents

• American Elements: American Elements is a large US specialty materials manufacturer with a vast nanomaterials catalog including CNTs, nanopowders, and amorphous alloys - a much broader incumbent with overlapping product lines.
• Strem Chemicals: Strem Chemicals is a US specialty chemicals supplier serving academic and industrial researchers with nanomaterials, organometallics, and catalysts, overlapping NanoAmor's research-customer segment.
• Merck (Sigma-Aldrich): Sigma-Aldrich (now part of Merck KGaA) supplies nanomaterials and specialty chemicals to global research and industrial customers, providing much larger scale distribution against which NanoAmor competes.
• Cabot Corporation: Cabot is a global specialty chemicals and performance materials company with carbon black and battery materials businesses, representing a much larger incumbent in carbon-based materials adjacent to NanoAmor's CNT business.
• Resonac (formerly Showa Denko): Resonac (formerly Showa Denko) is a major Japanese chemicals and materials producer with significant carbon nanotube and specialty carbon materials operations, competing with NanoAmor in industrial-scale CNT supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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