## 1 Introduction  
Nanocomposite materials are defined as advanced materials containing multiphases; one of them is known as a matrix while the other is known as a reinforcement material. The reinforcement materials are nano-sized and can be incorporated as nanoparticles, nanorods, nanofibers, or nanoplatelets [1]. The matrix can be used as a metal, ceramic, or polymer with additive nano-sized materials to produce nanocomposites. Nanocomposites have been manufactured via a solid state such as a powder metallurgy route or a liquid state such as a casting route to achieve special characteristics for advanced engineering applications [2]. The manufactured nanocomposite has a new microstructure owing to the rearrangement of the constituent elements, which in turn improves the physical, thermal, electrical, mechanical, wear, and corrosion resistance. The properties of the manufactured nanocomposite are different compared with the original materials, either the properties of the matrix or the properties of the additive nano-sized materials. In recent years, great attention has been paid to the manufacturing of metal matrix nanocomposites with different types of reinforcement materials, mainly ceramic nanomaterials [3,4]. Commonly, aluminum and aluminum alloys are used as metal matrixes because of their exceptional characteristics, such as low density, low cost, high strength, and high wear resistance. These characteristics create new properties for the produced nanocomposites, which can be used in many advanced engineering applications, such as in the aerospace, automotive, and marine industries [5,6]. Currently, hybrid nanocomposites have been produced for many multifunctional applications, such as in the communication, renewable energy, optical, and medical sectors. In hybrid nanocomposites, there are many reinforcement materials that can be used at the same time to improve the desired properties. There are many parameters affecting the properties of hybrid nanocomposites, such as the size and shape of the reinforcement materials and the weight percentage of the additive materials. Also, the properties of the matrix, the created binding between the matrix and reinforcement materials, and the route used for producing the hybrid nanocomposites are directly affected by the final properties of the hybrid nanocomposites. Commonly, the hybrid nanocomposites have been produced with solid-state or liquid-state routes [7, 8, 9, 10]. Powder technology is widely used to manufacture metal matrix composites because of its exceptional properties to fabricate engineering components with exact dimensions. In recent decades, powder technology has been greatly applied to produce metal matrix composites compared to casting techniques. The engineering parts manufactured with powder technology have excellent properties such as high strength, good wear, and corrosion resistance. With this technique, the reinforcement materials are uniformly distributed in the matrix with a small amount of porosity, improving many of the properties. Compared with the casting technique, the reinforcement materials are aggregated and create a weak binding with the matrix [11]. The aluminum AA6061 alloy is commonly used for many applications, like automobile parts, marine technology, aerospace technology, aeronautical technology, and electronics, which need special characteristics like high thermal, electrical, and mechanical properties. To enhance these properties, the Al alloy must be reinforced by many materials such as metals, polymers, and ceramics (carbides, nitrides, and oxides) to obtain aluminum nanocomposites (ANCs) [12]. Aluminum nanocomposites (ANCs) are a mixture of many component phases, in which aluminum metal is a matrix reinforced by ceramic materials such as Al\({}_{2}\)O\({}_{3}\), Fe\({}_{2}\)O\({}_{3}\) MgO, TiO\({}_{2}\), TiC, SiC, B\({}_{4}\)C, etc. However, these additive materials improve mechanical, physical, and thermal properties [13,14].