Articles of manufacture and methods for additive manufacturing of articles having desired magnetic anisotropy

A method for additive manufacturing of an article having a controlled magnetic anisotropy, comprising:

• forming a metallic layer of the article using additive manufacturing according to build parameters in a first build direction, the metallic layer having a magnetic anisotropy aligned in a first direction parallel to the first build direction;
• varying the build parameters to form a subsequent metallic layer of the article using additive manufacturing in a second build direction, the subsequent metallic layer having the magnetic anisotropy aligned in a second direction different from the first direction, the second direction being parallel to the second build direction, wherein the first direction and the second direction are selectively changed based on the variation of the build parameters used in the additive manufacturing to form the metaling layer and the subsequent layer;
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• repeating the forming of subsequent metallic layers of the article and the variation of the build parameters to form at least a portion of the article, each subsequent metallic layer having the magnetic anisotropy aligned in a different direction than a previous metallic layer.