Research Article

Determination of Anisotropic Mechanical Properties for Materials Processed by Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Figure 2

Differences in growth kinetics of metal grains along maximum heat flow. This schematic illustration shows two different grain positions with respect to the future loading conditions. In (a), the loading is close to the crystallographic <111> while in (b), the loading is close to <100>.
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