Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33814-z, published online 18 October 2018

This Article contains errors in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10, where images are unlabelled. The correct Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10 appear below as Figures 1–8 respectively.

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OM micrographs of P92 heat-resistant steels without aging (a) and following thermal aging for 3000 h (b) and 8000 h (c).

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SEM (a) and SEM-BSE (b) micrographs of P92 heat-resistant steels following thermal aging for 3000 h.

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SEM-EDS diagrams of bright particles A (a) and dark particles B (b) in P92 heat-resistant steels following thermal aging for 3000 h.

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TEM micrographs of P92 heat-resistant steels following thermal aging for 3000 h (a,b) and the corresponding SAED patterns and EDS diagrams of particles A (c) and B (d).

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SEM-BSE micrographs of P92 heat-resistant steels following thermal aging for 0 h (a), 1500 h (b), 3000 h (c), 4000 h (d), 5500 h (e), 8000 h (f).

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Average diameter of precipitates (a) and the number of precipitates per unit area (b) of M23C6 carbides and Laves phases in P92 heat-resistant steels following thermal aging for different times.

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Creep curves of P92 heat-resistant steel specimens following thermal aging for different times at 923 K under stress of 20 MPa (a), 35 MPa (b), 65 MPa (c) and 75 MPa (d).

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Comparison between the variation trends of εM values for P92 heat-resistant steel at 923 K under different stresses (20 MPa (a,b), 35 MPa (c,d), 65 MPa (e,f) and 75 MPa (g,h)) and Hs values for Laves phases and M23C6 carbides.

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