In　this　study,　seven　316L　stainless　steel　(316L　SS)　bulks　with　different　angles　(0　degrees,　15　degrees,　30　degrees,　45　degrees,　60　degrees,　75　degrees,　and　90　degrees)　relative　to　a　build　substrate　were　built　via　selective　laser　melting　(SLM).　The　influences　of　different　angles　on　the　metallography,　microstructure　evolution,　tensile　properties,　and　corrosion　resistance　of　316L　SS　were　studied.　The　0　degrees　sample　showed　the　morphology　of　corrugated　columnar　grains,　while　the　90　degrees　sample　exhibited　equiaxed　grains　but　with　a　strong　texture.　The　60　degrees　sample　had　a　good　strength　and　plasticity:　the　tensile　strength　with　708　MPa,　the　yield　strength　with　588　MPa,　and　the　elongation　with　54.51%.　The　dislocation　strengthening　and　grain　refinement　play　a　vital　role　in　the　mechanical　properties　for　different　anisotropy　of　the　SLM-fabricated　316L　SS.　The　90　degrees　sample　had　greater　toughness　and　corrosion　resistance,　owing　to　the　higher　volume　fraction　of　low-angle　grain　boundaries　and　finer　grains.