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Compositional Homogeneity in Rapidly Solidified 316L stainless steel produced by laser powder-bed fusion processing

Jankowski, Alan F. [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000317816957)·Rogers, Meghan Joan [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000558170090)·Lopez Martinez, Manuel Antonio [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)]·Yee, Joshua Keng [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)]
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The segregation of alloying elements in rapidly solidified 316L stainless steel produced using additive manufacturing technologies is widely reported throughout literature. The microstructure of thin walls manufactured from 316L stainless steel using laser powder bed fusion are examined for the presence of alloy segregation, i.e. the rejection of solutes to grain boundaries. Metallographic methods including mechanical polishing and chemical etching are used to prepare samples for microanalysis m

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Jankowski, Alan F. [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0000000317816957), Rogers, Meghan Joan [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)] (ORCID:0009000558170090), Lopez Martinez, Manuel Antonio [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)], Yee, Joshua Keng [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-CA), Livermore, CA (United States)]. 2026-08-01. Compositional Homogeneity in Rapidly Solidified 316L stainless steel produced by laser powder-bed fusion processing. https://doi.org/10.2172/3683723

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