Research Article

Formation of SS316L Single Tracks in Micro Selective Laser Melting: Surface, Geometry, and Defects

Table 4

Summary of molten pool mode/defects.


Note. —: no molten pool/discontinuous molten pool; K: keyhole mode; C: conductive mode; ✓: no typical defects; 1: keyhole pore; 2: cavity at the edges.