Dissolution corrosion of structural materials in liquid lead–bismuth eutectic (LBE) remains challenging for advanced reactors. It is governed by chemical composition and microstructure. Additive manufacturing creates columnar grains, dislocation cells, and segregation, yet their corrosion impact is largely unexplored. Here, additively manufactured (AM) 316L stainless steel (SS) with varied Ni, Cr, Mo, Si, and Ti were fabricated by laser powder bed fusion and tested in as-built and fully recrystallized conditions after 1000 h in LBE at 550℃. Higher Ni favored primary austenite solidification and drove Cr and Mo segregation to dislocation cell boundaries, accelerating penetration along cellular paths. By contrast, additions of Cr, Si, Ti, or Mo shifted solidification toward primary ferrite, suppressed cellular segregation, refined grains, and promoted annealing twins, thereby mitigating preferential penetration. After LBE corrosion, alloys with added Si or Cr formed a continuous Cr-rich oxide scale, reducing ingress, and Ti alloying produced a duplex oxide with a Ti-rich outer layer and a Cr-rich inner layer that further blocked transport. Conversely, Mo impaired passivation and hindered continuous Cr-rich oxide formation, enabling ingress along random high angle grain boundaries and melt pool boundaries, and producing the deepest penetration. Full recrystallization across all compositions homogenized grain structures, increased low-energy twin boundaries, and reduced penetration depth. These findings demonstrate that raising Si and Cr while limiting Ni and Mo improves corrosion resistance in LBE, and Ti provides additional benefits through duplex oxide formation and grain refinement. Our work explores the compositional and microstructural space of AM 316L to improve resistance to LBE-induced dissolution.
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