| Name | Definition |
| EB-PBF | Electron beam powder bed fusion |
| L-PBF | Laser powder bed fusion |
| GB | Grain boundary |
| HAGB | High-angle grain boundary |
| LAGB | Low-angle grain boundary |
| CET | Columnar-to-equiaxed transition |
| VIM | Vacuum induction melting |
| EDM | Electric discharge machining |
| OM | Optical microscope |
| EDS | Energy-dispersive spectroscopy |
| SEM | Scanning electron microscopy |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| EBSD | Electron backscatter diffraction |
| SAED | Selected area electron diffraction |
| EPMA | Electron probe microanalyzer |
| FIB | Focused ion beam |
| BD | Building direction |
| DRX | Dynamic recrystallization |
| HAZ | Heat-affected zone |
| KAM | Kernel average misorientation |
| SED (J/mm2) | Surface energy density |
| V (m/s) | The scanning speed of the electron beam |
| TSub | The temperature of the substrate |
| Tbed | The temperature of the powder bed |
| If (mA) | Focusing on the current |
| Is (mA) | Scanning electron beam current |
| T (s) | Preheating times |
| Θ (°) | The tilt angle of the SEM carrier table |
| θMA (°) | Misorientation angles |