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handling O
, O
despite O
the O
sub-millimeter O
thickness O
of O
each O
strut S-MACEQ
, O
and O
to O
enable O
efficient O
, O
high-throughput O
mechanical B-CHAR
testing E-CHAR
. O
The O
strut S-MACEQ
tensile O
specimens O
and O
reference O
monolithic S-PRO
tensile O
bars O
were O
manufactured S-CONPRI
using O
a O
direct B-MANP
metal I-MANP
laser I-MANP
sintering E-MANP
( O
also O
known O
as S-MATE
laser O
powder B-MANP
bed I-MANP
fusion E-MANP
or O
selective B-MANP
laser I-MANP
melting E-MANP
) O
process S-CONPRI
in O
a O
precipitation B-MANP
hardened E-MANP
stainless O
steel B-MATE
alloy E-MATE
, O
17-4PH S-MATE
, O
with O
minimum B-PARA
feature I-PARA
sizes E-PARA
ranging O
from O
0.5-0.82 O
mm S-MANP
, O
comparable O
to O
minimum O
allowable O
dimensions S-FEAT
for O
the O
process S-CONPRI
. O
Over O
70 O
tensile B-CHAR
stress-strain I-CHAR
tests E-CHAR
were O
performed O
revealing O
that O
the O
effective O
mechanical B-CONPRI
properties E-CONPRI
of O
the O
struts S-MACEQ
were O
highly O