Magnetic material including α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 or a mixture of α″-Fe16Z2 and α″-Fe16N2, where Z includes at least one of C, B, or O

A method comprising:

• forming a soft magnetic material comprising at least one of:
• at least one of an α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 phase domain or an α′-Fe8(NxZ1-x), wherein Z includes at least one of C, B, or O, wherein x is a number greater than zero and less than one, wherein the at least one of the α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 phase domain or the α′-Fe8(NxZ1-x) phase domain comprises a plurality of at least one of α″-Fe16(NxZ1-x)2 crystals or α′-Fe8(NxZ1-x) crystals, and wherein respective [001] axes of the plurality of crystals are randomly distributed within the soft magnetic material;
• or
• at least one of an α″-Fe16N2 phase domain or an α′-Fe8N phase domain, and at least one of an α″-Fe16Z2 phase domain or an α′-Fe8Z phase domain, wherein the at least one of the α″-Fe16N2 phase domain or the α′-Fe8N phase domain comprises a plurality of at least one of α″-Fe16N2 crystals or α′-Fe8N crystals, wherein the at least one α″-Fe16Z2 phase domain comprises a plurality of at least one of α″-Fe16Z2 crystals or α′-Fe8Z crystals and wherein respective [001] axes of the plurality of at least one of α″-Fe16N2 crystals or α′-Fe8N crystals and respective [001] axes of the plurality of at least one of α″-Fe16Z2 crystals or α′-Fe8Z crystals are randomly distributed within the soft magnetic material.