The hardness model was developed for aluminium metal matrix composites having Al7075 matrix reinforced with particles of Al 2 O 3 and fabricated by stir-casting. Four factors, five levels, central composite, rotatable design matrix was used to optimize the number of experiments. Adequacy of the model was tested by employing analysis of variance (ANOVA). The experimental results showed that size of reinforcement was the major parameter influencing the hardness of the composites among the other control factors, followed by weight fraction of reinforcement. However, the holding temperature and time had lower effects. The model suggests that one must take into account the interaction of parameters for predicting hardness of composites so that the optimal combination of the testing parameters could be determined and predicted.