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Intermetallic, γ-TiAl, equiaxed, small-grain (∼2μm) structures with lamellar γ/α₂-Ti₃Al colonies with average spacing of 0.6μm have been fabricated by additive manufacturing using electron beam melting (EBM) of precursor, atomized powder. The residual microindentation (Vickers) hardness (HV) averaged 4.1GPa, corresponding to a nominal yield strength of ∼1.4GPa (∼HV/3), and a specific yield strength of 0.37GPacm³g⁻¹ (for a density of 3.76gcm⁻³), in contrast to 0.27GPacm³g⁻¹ for EBM-fabricated Ti–6Al–4V components. These results demonstrate the potential to fabricate near net shape and complex titanium aluminide products directly using EBM technology in important aerospace and automotive applications.