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Abstract
In Recent years, a great research is carried out on the aluminum-basedMMCs, but since these materials have vast scope in different applications because of lightweight, good mechanical and wear properties. In this paper, a review of aluminum-basedMMC is carried out, mainly focused on the aluminum alloy Al6061. The fabrication of aluminumMMC is done by various methods like stir casting, PM etc. and stir casting is discovered as low cost and it provides a homogeneous mixture of constituents of the composite. The reinforcement particles like aluminum oxide, silicon carbide, titanium diboride, boron carbide, graphite etc. provide different properties like lubrication, wear resistance, strength, low density etc., but it depends on the particles size as well as wt % of the reinforcements. Factors like temperature, holding time etc. also have an outcome on the composite materials. Aluminum MMC extensively used in the automotive engine components, body parts, brake pads etc.