Yunhuo Materials
Develops high-purity spherical niobium powder for additive manufacturing, enabling applications like superconducting cavities and aerospace components with enhanced thermal resistance and localized refractory metal supply chains.
- CEO / Founder
- Han Qihang
- Team Size
- 11-50
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $7.76M
- Latest Round
- Series A
- Key Investors
- Yangtze River Delta National Technology Innovation Center, Jiangsu Industrial Technology Research Institute, local government (Changshu), high-level talent team, Alibaba Cloud
Technology & Products
Key Products
High-purity spherical niobium powder
Technological Advantage
Proprietary atomization process achieves 99.95% purity and sphericity >0.95, protected by trade secrets; verified by third-party testing to reduce porosity in printed parts by 30% versus industry-standard powders.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Provides high-purity spherical niobium powder that reduces material waste by 15% and improves part density by 2% compared to conventional powders, cutting production costs for critical components by up to 25% while ensuring supply chain security for strategic industries.
How They Differentiate
Focuses exclusively on niobium powder with 99.95% purity vs. H.C. Starck's 99.9%, offering 20% faster sintering rates and 15% lower oxygen content than Sandvik's equivalent product, tailored for Chinese aerospace supply chains.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Aerospace, defense, and superconducting component manufacturers requiring high-performance refractory metal powders
Industry Verticals
Aerospace; Defense; Energy; Research
Competitors
H.C. Starck; Sandvik; AP&C
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Development of high-purity spherical niobium powder for AM applications