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Of the many benefits of the additive manufacturing process, laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF) has specifically been shown to produce hierarchical microstructures that circumvent the common strength-ductility trade-off. Typically, high strength materials have limited ductility, and vice versa. The L-PBF microstructure, consisting of fine cells, is formed during the rapid solidification of the laser powder bed fusion process. The cell boundaries are often characterized by the segregation of alloying elements and a dislocation network. While there are a number of works describing the strengthening mechanisms in L-PBF-produced 316L, there are still some gaps in understanding the effect of stress-relief and annealing at various annealing temperatures (400, 800 and 1200 °C) on the plastic strain accumulation during deformation. In this study, the authors evaluated strain partitioning using electron backscatter diffraction and …