ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF NANOCRYSTALLINE ENHANCED MAGNETIC MATERIALS FOR ELECTRICAL MOTORS. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING SCHEME TO PRODUCE NET-SHAPED HIGH-PERFORMANCE NANO-CRYSTALLINE SOFT MAGNETIC CORES AND RARE-EARTH-FREE “GRADIENT” PERMANENT MAGNETS FOR ELECTRICAL MOTORS BY ADVANCING THE STATE-OF-THE-ART SELECTIVE LASER MELTING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING.