Sintered friction material

A sintered friction material formed by pressure sintering mixed powder at 800° C. or above, the mixed powder consisting of, in mass %:

• Cu and/or Cu alloy:
• 40.0 to 80.0%;
• Ni:
• 0% or more and less than 5.0%;
• Sn:
• 0 to 10.0%;
• Zn:
• 0 to 10.0%;
• VC:
• 0.5 to 5.0%;
• Fe alloy and optionally Fe:
• 2.0 to 40.0%;
• lubricant:
• 5.0 to 30.0%;
• metal oxide and/or metal nitride:
• 1.5 to 30.0%;
• and
• the balance being impurity, wherein
• the Fe alloy includes stainless steel,
• wherein the metal oxide and/or metal nitride includes one or more kinds selected from zircon sand, silica, mullite, and silicon nitride.