The invention relates to a laminated core (3) and to a method for producing a laminated core, in particular for a
stator of an
electric machine. The laminated core (3) has a plurality of
layers (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) arranged one on top of the other, each layer being formed from a
single plate (2) or from a plurality of plates (2a, 2b, 2c) arranged adjacent to one another, and each plate (2, 2a, 2b, 2c) having a projection (9a, 9b), the
layers (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) engaging with one another via the projections (9a, 9b), and the laminated core (3) having a centrally located longitudinal axis (L). In order to be able to withstand high hydraulic pressures, for example as a result of the liquid cooling of the laminated core (3), it is proposed that the projections (9a, 9b) are designed so as to entirely surround the longitudinal axis (L) of the laminated core (3) for the case where a layer (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d) is formed on an individual sheet
metal part (2), or that the projections (9a, 9b) are designed so as to entirely surround the longitudinal axis (L) of the laminated core (3) for the case where a plurality of sheet
metal parts (2a, 2b, 2c) are arranged adjacent to one another and form
layers (3a, 3b, 3c, 3d). The projections of the plates (2a, 2b, 2c) are designed to jointly completely surround the longitudinal axis (L) of the laminated core (3).