Abstract: A method of applying a plurality of energy beams in the additive manufacture of a component includes a) providing a first and a second energy beam, each set up for the irradiation of a layer of a powder bed, wherein the first beam scans over a first irradiation area and the second beam scans over a second irradiation area, wherein the first and second irradiation areas are substantially arranged adjacent to each other and form part of a manufacturing plane, and b) assigning a scan vector to be scanned in the first irradiation area by the second energy beam, when a melt pool generated by the second energy beam during the scan of the vector is expected to cause less overlap with a powder bed outside of the component's geometry than a melt pool generated by the first energy beam would cause during the scan of the vector.

Abstract: An alloy especially for additive manufacturing, which includes (in wt %): Boron (B) 0.01%-0.1%; Titanium (Ti) 0.15%-0.3%; Chromium (Cr) 22.5%-24.25%; Carbon (C) 0.55%-0.6%; Nickel (Ni) 10.0%-15.0%; Tantalum (Ta) 3.0%-4.0%; especially 3.5%; Iron (Fe) 1.0%-4.0%; Zirconium (Zr) 0.05%-0.6%; Tungsten (W) 6.5%-7.5%; optionally: Aluminum (Al) 0%-0.15%; Manganese (Mn)<0.1%, further optionally, but as low as possible Molybdenum (Mo), Niobium (Nb), Phosphor (P), Sulfur (S), Silicon (Si), Selenium (Se), Copper (Cu), Nitrogen (N), Oxygen (O), Hafnium (Hf), remainder Cobalt (Co).