A　multiple　grain　size　distributed　Al-based　composite　was　fabricated　through　ball　milling　the　amorphous　powder　mixed　with　pure　Al　powder　followed　by　spark　plasma　sintering.　The　composite　consisted　of　amorphous/nanocrystalline,　submicron　grain　and　micron　grain,　exhibiting　outstanding　mechanical　properties.　The　superior　strengthen　effect　of　the　amorphous/nanocrystalline　region　contributed　to　the　exhibiting　specific　strength　(5.66　x　10(5)　Nm/kg)　of　the　composite.　The　orderly　plastic　deformation　occurred　within　FCC-Al　micron　grain　region　and　submicron　grain　region　during　compression.　And　the　progressive　deformation　restrained　the　strain　localization　and　unstable　propagation　of　the　crack,　leading　to　the　plastic　deformation　(4.3%)　of　the　composite.　(c)　2017　Elsevier　B.V.　All　rights　reserved.