In this study, microstructure, mechanical properties, and texture development of nanostructured interstitial free (IF) steel deformed to high strain by four-layer accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process at room temperature in absence and presence of SiC particles were investigated. Microstructural observations were performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM), and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). Also, textural evolution was evaluated using X-ray diffraction. The microstructure of the fabricated composite and nanocomposite after fourth cycle of the ARB process exhibited an excellent distribution of SiC micro/nano particles in the IF steel matrix without porosity. The results indicated that the average grain size of the pure steel, composite, and nanocomposite was 95, 73, 55 nm, respectively and the microstructures consisted of equiaxed grains. It was realized that recrystallization occurred in pure IF steel, composite, and nanocomposite after the third, second, and ?rst cycles, respectively. With increasing the number of cycles, the dislocation density of samples increased. The ?ndings revealed that with increasing the number of ARB cycles, the tensile strength of the pure steel, composite, and especially nanocomposite improved, but their elongation decreased at ?rst step and then increased at second step. In addition, the ARB-processed composite and especially nanocomposite exhibited a higher hardness than the initial sample. Finally, it was found that there was a texture transition from rolling texture to shear one for pure steel, composite, and nanocomposite. However, the texture transition occurred in different cycles for these samples. Keywords: Nanostructured materials, Interstitial free steel, Steel/SiC composite, Accumulative roll bonding