The AISI 316L austenitic stainless steel fabricated by selective laser melting (SLM) is considered to have great prospects for applications in nuclear systems. This study investigated the He-irradiation response of SLM 316L, and several possible reasons for the improved He-irradiation resistance of SLM 316L were systematically revealed and evaluated by using TEM and related techniques. The results show that the effects of unique sub-grain boundaries have primary contributions to the decreased bubble diameter in SLM 316L compared to that in the conventional 316L counterpart, while the effects of oxide particles on bubble growth are not the dominant factor in this study. Moreover, the He densities inside the bubbles were carefully measured using electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS). The mechanism of stress-dominated He densities in bubbles was validated, and the corresponding reasons for the decrease in bubble diameter were freshly proposed in SLM 316L. These insights help to shed light on the evolution of He bubbles and contribute to the ongoing development of the steels fabricated by SLM for advanced nuclear applications.
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