Stronger, Lighter, Faster

Our Business

•Nuenz manufactures new materials for advanced composites

• Improving performance of advanced metals, ceramics and

polymers

•Focus on manufacturing quality and scalability

• Internal R&D for:

• Monitoring quality

• Product development

• Technical customer inquiries

•Head Office and R&D: New Zealand

•Manufacturing: New Zealand & USA

Troy DoughertyChief Scientist

troy.dougherty@nuenz.com

Nuenz Products

Silicon nitride (Si3N4) high-performance additives for composites• Low-volume, high-value additive• Si3N4 has exceptional material properties (strength, stiffness,

temperature…)• Proprietary manufacturing process producing low-cost composite

materials

F80 Silicon Nitride Fibre• High % fibre product• High-value additive for speciality composites

P80 Silicon Nitride Particulate• High % particulate product• Lower-cost additive for bulk composites

Other products include high purity Si3N4 fibre, boron nitride, silicon oxynitride nanowires

Advanced Composite Examples

P80 Silicon Nitride Particulate in Aluminium• Improved hardness• Improved tensile properties• Allows for replacement of steel

components with lightweight aluminium composite

• Trials underway for automotive application

F80 Silicon Nitride Fibre in Titanium• Significantly improved hardness• Excellent wear properties• Good titanium-silicon nitride bonding• Investigating applications for moving parts –

wear components, medical devices

F80 Silicon Nitride Fibre in polysulfide elastomer• Significantly improved tensile

properties• Trials underway in defence and

electronics

0.5% F80 Silicon Nitride4.5MPa UTS

2% glass fibre1.5MPa UTS

Reference Elastomer, 0.3MPa UTS

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