[1]Intelligent Manufacturing Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education Shantou University Shantou 515063 China;
[2]Shantou Ruixiang Mould Co. Ltd. Jinping S&T Park Shantou 515064 China;
[3]Department of Mechanical Engineering Indian Institute of Technology Ropar Rupnagar 140001 India;
[4]IDMEC Institute Superior Tecnico Universidade de Lisboa 1649-004 Lisboa Portugal;
direct metal deposition; laser-based manufacturing; rapid manufacturing; selective laser meltiiTg; additive manufacturing;