Single-track laser scan cross-sectional micrographs on IN625 and IN718 bare plates with melt pool depth and width measurements

Single-track laser scans were produced with Yb-fiber lasers on bare plates of IN625 and IN718 using three different laser powder bed fusion machines. The laser power, scan speed, and laser spot diameter varied. Tracks were cross-sectioned and metallographically prepared. Optical micrographs were taken on etched samples. Melt pool depth and width measurements were made on optical micrographs. The dataset includes optical micrographs and melt pool width and depth measurements. These are supplemental experiments to the single-track laser scans for Additive Manufacturing Benchmark 2018 and 2022 challenges (https://www.nist.gov/ambench/am-bench-data-and-challenge-problems-0). Some of the data is associated with publications (1) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2021.10.053 and (2) https://doi.org/10.1007/s40192-022-00289-w.Users are strongly encouraged to first review the ?Master_TrackList_Measuremetns.xlsx? file for description of each image file.