Is it porous?

Some people ask if the parts are porous because the feeder material is powder. This is not sintering, the material is fully melted.
The parts carried out by the CLAD process have a density close to 100% (a few micro-porosity can be seen).

The microstructure of a AISI 316L part consists of austenite dendrites structure. A pore and crack free part can be noted.



Picture : Microstructure of a AISI 316 L (the layers can be observed).