Wear is an important concept and is being given importance in different manufacturing industries. In every mobile joint, studies in interaction between sliding surfaces are very important. This is due to the wear that occurs in between the sliding surfaces. A lot of sliding fit joints are fabricated and used in production companies and transportation industries. In this manuscript, an attempt has been made to reduce sliding wear of Al 5083 alloy materials by coating it with diamond like carbon material. Using high velocity oxy fuel thermal spray coating, diamond like carbon materials were coated over Al 5083. Then it was subjected to wear testing by using pin on disc wear testing equipment. Wear tests were conducted by using petroleum lubricant and also in dry conditions. A considerable improvement in wear resistance was observed on using diamond like carbon coatings. Using scanning electron microscopy, the alloy Al 5083 material was evaluated for microstructural variations on conducting wear studies, before and after coating it with diamond like carbon material, with and without lubrication. The variations in coefficient of friction, specific wear rate and wear mass loss were studied under lubrication and without lubrication, with and without diamond like carbon coating. Microstructural evaluation of wear tested surfaces exhibited micro wear, micro voids, coating pull outs, abrasive wear and micro cracks.