In one aspect, a laminated structure including a first plurality of layers
containing primarily-iron FeCoN interleaved with a second plurality of
layers containing primarily iron FeNi is disclosed. The structure has an
easy axis of magnetization and a hard axis of magnetization, has a
magnetic saturation of at least about twenty-three-thousand Gauss, and has
a magnetic coercivity measured substantially along its hard axis of
magnetization that is less than two Oersted. Additional elements can be
added in minority concentrations to form primarily-iron FeCoN layers with
increased resistivity. The laminated structure has applicability in
various fields in which high saturation magnetization, magnetically soft
materials are advantageous, particularly for inductive heads.
