Systems and methods for altering microstructures of materials

A system, comprising:

• at least one computing device in communication with a heating device and an electromagnetic device, the at least one computing device configured to alter a microstructure of a material forming a component by performing processes including:
• heating the component using the heating device to a predetermined temperature within a first phase field of the material,
• maintaining the temperature of the component at the predetermined temperature, wherein the predetermined temperature is below:
• a first phase-transformation temperature based on the material forming the component, the first phase-transformation temperature defining a transition to a second phase field of the material, distinct from the first phase field, and
• a second phase-transformation temperature based on the material forming the component, the second phase-transformation temperature greater than the first phase-transformation temperature and defining a transition to a third phase field of the material, distinct from the first phase field and the second phase field,
• intermittently magnetizing the heated component using the electromagnetic device for a predetermined number of cycles of an electromagnetic field while maintaining the temperature of the component at the predetermined temperature;
• cooling the component after intermittently magnetizing the heated component;
• and demagnetizing the component after intermittently magnetizing for the predetermined number of cycles of the electromagnetic field, wherein the demagnetizing includes at least one of:
• demagnetizing the component during cooling of the component;
• and
• demagnetizing the component after cooling of the component.