Aluminum metal matrix composites have found applications in manufacturing of various components such as piston, cylinder block, and brake drum, in which wear and friction are important phenomenon. This paper presents an overview of diversified reinforcement on aluminum metal matrix composites in terms of tribological aspects. A comprehensive literature review is carried out on aluminum metal matrix composites based on individual reinforcement and multiple reinforcements including various product applications. The research review is summarized in form of tribology wheel for aluminum metal matrix composites, which encompass fields involved in tribology, fabrication processes/parameters, reinforcement(s) and matrix contribution, tribological testing parameter, statistical analytical technique, and product application areas of AMCs. The tribology wheel becomes helpful in selecting parameters with possible permutation and combination for further improvement of tribological properties. Finally, comments are addressed regarding the future work on tribological aspects of aluminum metal matrix composites.
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