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Pure copper is deformed by high pressure torsion and the resulting microstructure is studied. Small structural elements are formed. Their size decreases with increasing strain and reach a steady-state. The misorientation between neighbouring structural elements increases with strain and finally reaches a nearly random distribution. The steady-state size decreases with increasing pressure and decreasing temperature. The shape of the elements suggests the continuous formation of new elements during steady-state deformation. This would be a process similar to dynamic recrystallisation.