A metal composite friction bearing material having a support layer, in particular of steel, and having an aluminum-based bearing metal layer with tin, silicon and copper and/or nickel, characterized in that in the bearing metal layer, - the tin content amounts to 5-12 weight %, - the silicon content amounts to 3.5-4.5 weight %, - an iron content amounts to 0.1-0.4 weight %, - the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to 0.5-1.0 weight %; - in that the bearing metal layer contains one or more refining agents selected from the group, consisting of strontium, sodium, potassium, calcium and barium, - in that the total content of refining agents amounts to 0.01-0.1 weight %; - in that the bearing metal layer contains one or more alloy components selected from a first group, consisting of cobalt, cerium, manganese and molybdenum, wherein their total content amounts to 0.1-0.5 weight %; - in that the bearing metal layer contains one or more alloy components selected from a second group, consisting of chromium, vanadium and zirconium, wherein their total content amounts to 0.2-0.7 weight %; - in that the remainder of the bearing metal layer is aluminum and unavoidable contaminants; - in that the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to from four to six times the total content of components from the first group; - in that the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to from two to four times the total content of components from the second group; and - in that the sum of the silicon content, four times the total content of components from the first and second groups, four times of the iron content, and four times of the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to between 5 and 10 weight %. - the tin content amounts to 5-12 weight %, - the silicon content amounts to 3.5-4.5 weight %, - an iron content amounts to 0.1-0.4 weight %, - the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to 0.5-1.0 weight %; - in that the bearing metal layer contains one or more refining agents selected from the group, consisting of strontium, sodium, potassium, calcium and barium, - in that the total content of refining agents amounts to 0.01-0.1 weight %; - in that the bearing metal layer contains one or more alloy components selected from a first group, consisting of cobalt, cerium, manganese and molybdenum, wherein their total content amounts to 0.1-0.5 weight %; - in that the bearing metal layer contains one or more alloy components selected from a second group, consisting of chromium, vanadium and zirconium, wherein their total content amounts to 0.2-0.7 weight %; - in that the remainder of the bearing metal layer is aluminum and unavoidable contaminants; - in that the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to from four to six times the total content of components from the first group; - in that the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to from two to four times the total content of components from the second group; and - in that the sum of the silicon content, four times the total content of components from the first and second groups, four times of the iron content, and four times of the total content of copper and/or nickel amounts to between 5 and 10 weight %.