The scratch test was performed to measure the abrasion wear resistance of carbon steel after upsetting at different deformation velocity. In addition, the deformation effect during upsetting was discussed on the frictional behavior involved during the scratching to get a better insight into the wear abrasive resistance of steel after deformation process occurred. The study of scratch formation will be combined with an analysis of the friction of the tested material. The friction coefficient observed by the scratched of carbon steel showed decreasing trend with increasing deformation velocity. The variation of friction is highly evidenced at relatively higher loads. It can be observed that, the scratching causes further strain hardening superimposed on that displayed by upsetting deformation. The decrease of values of friction is related to the hardness increase of the tested material. Increasing the deformation by compression showed lower values of friction coefficients. The dependency of the friction coefficient on the applied load is clearly observed at the lowest deformation velocity. Wear of the tested steel decreases with increasing deformation. As the load increases, wear increases. At the high deformation velocity shows no effect on wear. The effect of deformation velocity on wear is more pronounced than friction coefficient. This behavior can be interpreted considering that wear depends on the depth of stylus tip penetration inside the deformed surface. The hardness of the material increases results the penetration depth decreases. Therefore, at the highest deformation speed wear records the lowest values as a result of the relatively higher values of strain hardening of the deformed steel. The abrasive wear of the metallic material surfaces can be reduced by the plastic deformation process.