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Inspired by the hierarchical structure of the pearl shell and its related multi-scale toughening mechanism, based on the combination of powder metallurgy technology and spark plasma sintering, a layered graphene and carbon nanotubes hybrid reinforced Cu matrix composite material was successfully prepared. Compared with other conventional Cu matrix composite materials, the compressive elongation of the bionic materials is significantly improved, and all of them are above 20%, which is attributed to the effective crack deflection and the pull-out of the reinforcing phase. In terms of overall strength and toughness, (0.8 wt% MWCNTs+0.2 wt% GNPs)/Cu has the best performance. Its tensile strength, compressive strength and compressive elongation are 103.63 MPa, 202.32 MPa and 33.49% respectively. The large grain size in the laminates is conducive to the movement of dislocations, while the interlayer interface and nanocrystalline grains hinder the movement of dislocations in the direction perpendicular to the laminates.

In this work, α-Al2O3 whisker reinforced Cu-graphite matrix composites were prepared by spark plasma sintering. Results show that the surface modification of α-Al2O3 whiskers with sodium dodecyl sulfate solution can improve its dispersibility, and the composites obtained are basically completely dense. The relative density of all composite materials is above 95%. The interface bonding mode in the composite is mainly mechanical bonding, and the formation of a diffusion layer is also observed from interfaces. With the increase of α-Al2O3 whisker content, mechanical properties of the composites increase first and then decrease. The composite with 1.0 wt% α-Al2O3 whisker has the best performance. The corresponding relative density, hardness and compressive strength are 96.35%, 56.20 HV, 139.12 MPa, respectively. By analyzing microstructure and fracture morphology of the composites, it is determined that the strengthening mechanisms are mainly fine grain strengthening, particle strengthening and load transfer. Simultaneously, the fracture type is brittle fracture., This work was supported by Key Laboratory of Infrared Imaging Materials and Detectors, Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.IIMDKFJJ-19-08) and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 2015M570794, No. 2018T110993).