In　the　present　study,　the　authors　investigated　the　effect　of　the　austenitizing　temperature　(860　to　1020　degrees　C)　on　the　microstructure　evolution,　hardness,　wear　resistance　and　corrosion　resistance　of　Cu-bearing　carbidic　austempered　ductile　iron　(CADI)　by　means　of　an　optical　microscope　(OM),　a　scanning　electron　microscope　(SEM),　a　Rockwell　hardness　tester,　a　microhardness　tester,　an　X-ray　diffractometer　(XRD),　a　block-on-ring　wear　testing　machine　and　electrochemical　tester.　The　results　show　that　with　an　increase　in　the　austenitizing　temperature,　the　amount　of　acicular　ferrite　decreases,　size　expands,　and　the　volume　fraction　of　high-carbon　austenite　increases　gradually　as　does　carbon　content.　Part　of　the　carbide　dissolves　into　the　matrix,　and　the　amount　is　significantly　reduced.　The　hardness　of　Cu-bearing　CADI　first　increases　and　subsequently　decreases,　and　the　hardness　is　highest　at　940　degrees　C.　With　an　increase　in　austenitizing　temperature,　the　wear　loss　of　Cu-bearing　decreases　and　its　wear　resistance　increases.　When　the　austenitizing　temperature　is　940　degrees　C,　wear　loss　is　lowest　and　wear　resistance　is　optimal.　Electrochemical　corrosion　experiments　show　that　as　the　austenitizing　temperature　increases,　the　corrosion　potential　of　Cu-bearing　CADI　is　slightly　improved,　the　corrosion　current　density　is　gradually　reduced,　and　the　corrosion　resistance　of　Cu-bearing　CADI　is　improved.　Considered　comprehensively,　the　austenitizing　temperature　of　Cu-bearing　CADI　should　be　determined　to　be　940　degrees　C.