This thesis will be structured as follows. Chapter 2 provides a theoretical background of the three core topics of this work: laser powder bed fusion, metallic glasses, and soft magnetic materials. Additionally, this chapter provides a review of the most relevant literature on each of these fields and on the intersection of the three. Chapter 3 presents the materials, instruments and general methodology used throughout the entirety of the work. Other methodologies used for specific studies will be explained in detail in the corresponding chapters.

The next four chapters include the core results of this work. Chapter 4 addresses the first research objective, using a commercial alloy as feedstock material and a simple scanning strategy. Chapter 5 evaluates the mechanical properties of the same commercial alloy. In Chapter 6, the use of time delays as a strategy to achieve a more favorable (micro)structure and soft magnetic properties is explored. Next, Chapter 7 aims to apply the knowledge obtained on the commercial composition to LPBF processing of a new alloy with enhanced properties. Chapter 8 summarizes the most relevant contributions of this work towards filling the presented gaps in the literature. Finally, Chapter 9 highlights several areas that remain unexplored based on the findings included in this thesis.