“…Equation ( 3) may be first analysed by taking the magnetoelastic (E M = 3V σ λ S /2) and the surface (E S = AK S ) energies, which determine a critical Therefore, surface/interface effects would only be relevant in temperature intervals in the neighbourhood of the Al deposition for x = 20 µm. As well known, in as-quenched ribbons, the K N s (parallel and perpendicular) are introduced by the ultra-rapid freezing process: the unidimensional motion of the ribbon, the thermal gradients between the sides of the forming ribbons in contact with the cold wheel and the atmosphere, etc (Greneche et al 1982, Greneche and Varret 1982a, 1982b, Fish 1990, Makarov et al 1994, Hubert et al 1990. Therefore, at the Al deposition temperature, the magnetization orientation distribution can be mainly attributed to the distribution of native anisotropies, defining two volume fractions: V related to native in-plane anisotropy K N , and V ⊥ related to native out-of-plane anisotropy K N⊥ .…”