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The FePt/Fe₃Pt bilayer, a model dual exchange spring system with intergranular exchange hardening between A1 and L1₀ FePt and interfacial exchange hardening between L1₀ FePt and Fe₃Pt is investigated systematically for varying thickness of soft layer (Fe₃Pt). Optimal exchange hardening with an appreciable coercivity (H_c) is observed for the bilayer system with a thickness of 2 nm of the soft layer. Recoil studies reveal coherent magnetization up to a reverse field of 7 kOe in this sample, with possible application for memory device. Monte Carlo simulation is performed to analyze the effect of magnetic anisotropy and interactions on the reversal mechanism at the interface of the bilayer system. The angular remanence of bilayered system reveals that the easy axis of L1₀ FePt and Fe₃Pt are mutually perpendicular.