Fig. 1 Normalized process map showing the location of dimensional variables corresponding to the experimental process parameters selected from Table 1. (The experimental data are enclosed in the blue dashed rectangle and the boundary of the experimental data in Ref. [16] is the black dashed rectangle.) Contours of constant normalized equivalent energy density, E0*, are provided by the dashed lines

Fig. 5 Effect of process parameters on relative density: a density measurement results, b a normalized processing diagram showing the location of high-density (> 99%) SLM-processed part. The dashed lines represent contours of constant E0*

Fig. 14 Summary of ultimate tensile strength versus elongation to failure for 316L SS from our work and previous studies. (The mechanical performance range of conventional wrought 316L SS is shown in the block region; HFA—hot finished + annealed; CFA—cold finished + annealed; CF—cold finished.)