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The LSR was characterized by a stress exponent of 5 to 6 and an average activation energy of 268 kJ mol\u22121, whereas the HSR showed much higher corresponding values of 8.9\u201314 and 380 kJ mol\u22121. Microstructural examinations on the deformed samples revealed remarkable dynamic recrystallization at higher stress levels. Dislocation jogging and tangling configurations were frequently observed in LSR and HSR at 550 and 600 \u00b0C, respectively. Moreover, dynamic precipitates identified as M23C6 or a Cr-rich \u03c3 phase were formed along grain boundaries in HSR. The diffusion-compensated strain rate versus modulus-compensated stress data analysis implied that the creep deformation in both stress regions was dominated by stress-assisted dislocation climb controlled by lattice diffusion. Nevertheless, the abnormally high stress exponents in HSR were ascribed to the coordinative contributions of dynamic recrystallization and dynamic precipitation. Simultaneously, the barriers imposed by these precipitates and severe initial deformation were referred to so as to increase the activation energy for creep deformation.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e20120960","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,12]],"date-time":"2018-12-12T10:54:26Z","timestamp":1544612066000},"page":"960","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":44,"title":["Intermediate-Temperature Creep Deformation and Microstructural Evolution of an Equiatomic FCC-Structured CoCrFeNiMn High-Entropy Alloy"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"20","author":[{"given":"Chengming","family":"Cao","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China"}]},{"given":"Jianxin","family":"Fu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China"}]},{"given":"Tongwei","family":"Tong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China"}]},{"given":"Yuxiao","family":"Hao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China"}]},{"given":"Ping","family":"Gu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China"}]},{"given":"Hai","family":"Hao","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4748-6429","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Liangming","family":"Peng","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CAS Key Laboratory of Mechanical Behavior and Design of Materials, Department of Modern Mechanics, School of Engineering Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei 230027, China"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,12,12]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pmatsci.2013.10.001","article-title":"Microstructures and properties of high-entropy alloys","volume":"61","author":"Zhang","year":"2014","journal-title":"Prog. 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