Metal matrix composites exhibit an obvious decrease in ductility and toughness as strength increases. Inspired by the heterostructure characteristics of biological materials, this study designs a coarse-grained/ultrafine-grained heterostructure. A copper foam/graphene‑copper (Gr-Cu) heterostructure composite is fabricated using a mixing and hot-pressing sintering process. During tensile deformation, the strain gradient introduced by the hetero-deformation between the coarse-grained copper foam and the ultrafine-grained Gr-Cu microregions enhances dislocation storage capacity. Additionally, the coarse-grained region mitigates stress concentration and blunts and deflects crack propagation. The tensile strength of the sintered heterostructure composite reaches 347.5 MPa, with an elongation of 7 %, representing a 54 % and 45 % improvement over the Gr-Cu composite, respectively, thus achieving a synergistic enhancement of strength and toughness.
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