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The microstructures and mechanical properties of powder metallurgy Inconel 718 alloy were investigated in the temperatures range between 25 and − 253 °C. Tensile strength increased with the decrease in temperature, while the ductility first increased and then decreased. There was no significant change in impact toughness. When the temperature was − 253 °C, a zigzag stress–strain curve was observed for the alloy, owing to the interaction of dislocation glide and twinning, which effectively maintained the relatively good ductility.
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The authors would like to thank the financial support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1637210) and the Project of Innovation-driven Plan in Central South University (51271203). The authors would also like to thank Kathryn Sole, PhD, from Liwen Bianji, Edanz Group China (www.liwenbianji.cn/ac), for editing the English text of a draft of this manuscript.
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Yao, C.G., Lv, H.J., Yi, D.Q. et al. Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Inconel 718 Alloy at Ultralow Temperatures. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 27, 2060–2069 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-018-3309-7
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