Additive manufacturing, otherwise know as 3D printing is gaining in industrial relevance as a manufacturing technique partially due to the ability to fabricate complex geometries. Laser Beam Melting is one of the techniques used for additve manufacture of metallic components. The laser locally melts a bed of powder material generating high temperature gradients which can generate high residual or "locked-in" stresses. The understanding of These residual stresses are important for the safe application of components manufactured by these methods. This proposal aims to improve the state of the art of the measurement of the residual stresses in these types of structures by conducting a fundemental study without prior assumptions using the unique capabilities of the ENGIN-X instrument