Cast steel vs 3DP stainless steel strength/fatigue resistance?

I’d have a look through the Metal 3D Printing and Framebuilding thread.

Several posts in there touch on the fatigue life topic and the TLDR summary is that fatigue life of a printed part is likely worse than that of a cast or machined counterpart. Increase wall thickness or add design features such as reinforcing ribs accordingly.

Surface finish will also affect the ultimate fatigue life of a part.

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