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Its aim is to investigate the relation between the mechanical properties of SLM-fabricated 316L steel samples obtained from uniaxial tensile tests and the SLM process parameters including the build-up strategy. Four different configurations of 3D printing orientation relative to the build platform were considered. The variable parameters of the SLM process were laser power and laser scanning speed. The morphology of the external surfaces and the microstructure of the SLM-processed samples were examined. The results show that samples printed in the longitudinal and transverse configurations had the highest tensile strength. Samples printed in the vertical and diagonal configurations had the greatest dispersion of values of mechanical parameters. The main difference in mechanical properties after doubling the SLM process parameters was a decrease in elongation for samples printed in the longitudinal configuration and an increase in this value for samples printed in the transverse configuration. 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