Spinners

A spinner for use in manufacturing glass fibers, the spinner comprising:

• a body having an upper wall with an opening therethrough, a lower wall, and a side wall extending between the upper wall and the lower wall,
• wherein the body is formed by a process comprising:
• depositing a metal alloy material onto a substrate;
• simultaneously applying directed energy deposition to the metal alloy material as the metal alloy material is being deposited;
• and
• sequentially depositing and welding the metal alloy material into a plurality of layers to form the body, and
• wherein the metal alloy material comprises:
• chromium in an amount between 25.0 wt. % and 40.0 wt. %;
• and
• up to 75 wt. % of nickel, cobalt, or a combination thereof.