Corrosion behavior of different building planes of selective laser melting 316L stainless steel in 0.1 M HCl solution

This study aimed to investigate the impact of building planes on the microstructure and corrosion behaviors of 316L stainless steel (SS) manufactured using selective laser melting (SLM) when subjected to a 0.1 M HCl solution. The investigation of material corrosion behavior involved the utilization of a wide array of surface characterization techniques, as well as various electrochemical measurements. The findings were subjected to a comparison with those obtained from a commercially rolled 316L SS (R 316L SS). The analysis revealed that the XZ and YZ planes displayed a distinctive fish scale melt pool structure, while the XY plane exhibited a columnar melt pool structure. The densities of the low-angle grain boundaries for different building planes were observed as YZ