Effects of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Selective Laser Melting 316L Stainless Steel

Figure 6

Microstructure and EDS analysis of the annealed SLM 316L stainless steel. (a) Transverse section of a cellular structure, (b) longitudinal section of a cellular structure, (c) growth direction of cellular crystal between adjacent molten pool boundaries, (d) scope of the EDS line scan, and (e) elemental analysis of the EDS line scan.

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