Five Al–Al 2 O 3 coatings were deposited by gas dynamic cold spray, using feedstocks containing 0, 10, and 50wt.% of Al 2 O 3 particles admixed into commercially pure Al powders. Two feedstocks were made using Al 2 O 3 powders with an angular, blocky Al 2 O 3 morphology, two feedstocks used Al 2 O 3 powders with a spherical morphology, and the fifth consisted of 100% Al. The influence of Al 2 O 3 concentration and morphology in the feedstock powders on the cold spray coating formation was measured in terms of Al 2 O 3 recovery in the coatings, deposition efficiency, and microstructural analysis. The Al–Al 2 O 3 coatings were then subjected to dry sliding wear experiments from which the friction, wear, and microevolution of third body structures in the wear track and transfer film were observed. The spherical Al 2 O 3 morphology was associated with improved tribological behavior compared to the angular morphology when comparing similar coating concentrations of Al 2 O 3 .