“…DED has a large number of build parameters including power, speed, hatch spacing, layer thickness, scan strategy and powder flow rate. Commonly, the adjusted parameter is either the laser power (Akbari and Kovacevic, 2019) or travel speed (Farshidianfar et al, 2021), but studies have also considered live modifications to the scan strategy to avoid localised heat build-up (Nassar et al, 2015). Comprehensive parameter studies have demonstrated that laser power is the most significant factor affecting melt pool width (Qi et al, 2010).…”