Metal additive manufacturing processes such as directed energy deposition process (DED), can be used to manufacture high value metal parts, with improved mechanical properties and efficiency. However, parts produced by DED can suffer from excessive temperature gradients, and heat accumulation due to the deposition process. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the deposited area on thermos-mechanical characteristics for the case of deposition of Inconel 718 powder, on the AISI 1045 substrate, using the DED process through finite element analyses (FEAs). Nine types of FE models were developed. Temperature dependent cooling conditions were analyzed, and applied to the model. Laser heat source was defined, as the three-dimensional volumetric heat source based on the Gaussian distribution model. Temperature dependent properties were assigned to the models. The influence of the width and the length of the deposited region, on residual stress distributions in the vicinity of deposited region were investigated. Additionally, the impacts of the deposited area on deformation characteristics were examined.