Fig. 1. Morphology of 304 stainless steel power

Fig. 2. Schematic of laser additive manufacturing process

Fig. 3. Schematic of heat treatment process

Fig. 4. Schematic of tensile specimen

Fig. 5. Microstructures of cladding layers of different specimens. (a) 0#; (b) 1#; (c) 2#; (d) 3#; (e) 5#

Fig. 6. XRD patterns of cladding layers

Fig. 7. Stress-strain curves

Fig. 8. Fracture morphology of 0# specimen

Fig. 9. Fracture morphology of 2# specimen

Fig. 10. Fracture morphology of 5# specimen

Fig. 11. Microhardness curves