Raw data associated with a paper submission. "Variation of texture anisotropy and hardness with build parameters and through height in direct energy deposited 316L steel" submitted to Additive Manufacturing. Contained are all the raw images used in figures, as well as csv's of any data pltoted in graphs. Raw images captured during printing of various processing parameters EBSD scans (.ctf) of all disucssed samples Wall definitions (EBSD compared to paper) Wall 1 - Wall A1 300 W 2750 mm/s Wall 2 - Wall D 500 W 2250 mm/s Wall 3 - Wall B 300 W 2250 mm/s Wall 4 - Wall C 500 W 2750 mm/s Wall 5 - Wall A2 300 W 2750 mm/s