<p>Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is widely used to fabricate single-/multi-material components, and significant studies have been reported on optimizing its processing parameters. However, little has been reported on tailoring the mechanical strain of functional prototypes fabricated with LPBF. This study investigates the potential for tuning the mechanical strain of 17-4 precipitate-hardened (PH) stainless steel (SS) processed by LPBF using different scanning strategies (SST) and infill patterns (IPs). Tensile specimens were fabricated with a three-layer design with top and bottom layers as solid and a variable intermediate core (featuring a solid/octet/Weaire–Phelan (WP) meta-structure). The morphological and thermomechanical properties were construed to establish the effect of SST and IPs. The results suggest that, contrary to the expectations that meta-structure as IP enhances strain, the solid structure has shown more strain (23%) in comparison to octet (17%) and WP (13%). Further analysis revealed that the mechanical behavior of meta-structures is highly sensitive to the applied SST. These findings underscore the minimized impact of the meta-structures on mechanical performance and the importance of scan path optimization, suggesting that the mechanical properties in LPBF-printed 17-4 PH SS components can be effectively tuned by strategically combining internal architectures with compatible SST.</p>