Abstract
Aluminium alloys were previously used by industries worldwide because of their excellent mechanical properties over other metallic alloys. However, the need for improved performance has shifted the focus to composites. Researchers have fabricated composites with various aluminium alloys as the base matrix and different ceramic particulate as the reinforcements. These aluminium metal matrix composites (AlMMCs) were fabricated using various manufacturing processes such as stir casting, friction stir processing, accumulative roll bonding, in-situ synthesisation using halide salts and pressure infiltration. This review article analyses the work carried out by researchers in the area of AlMMCs and summarises the effect of reinforcement type, reinforcement size and percentage proportion of reinforcements, on the mechanical and the tribological properties of AlMMCs.
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