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Nanostructured Al/SiC composite was fabricated by accumulative roll bonding (ARB). The effect of Gr, as the soft and second reinforcing particle, on the microstructure and deformation behavior of Al/SiC composite was examined. After eight ARB cycles, a homogeneous ultra-fine grained structure with the average grain size of about 710 nm was obtained in the Al/SiC composite. Results showed that Gr could not affect the particle distribution. However, the bonding quality between the layers reduced and the mechanical properties of the composite deteriorated considerably with increasing the Gr content. Compared with the Gr-free composite, the Al/SiC-Gr hybrid composite with the highest Gr content exhibited the lowest bonding quality and the lowest tensile strength. Tensile fracture surface of the composites showed that the number of delaminated layers was increased by increasing the Gr content. The best wear resistance was obtained in the composite whose powder mixture contained 80 SiC and 20 Gr (in wt.%).