ZrB 2 , YAG and Al 2 O 3 are widely applied because of some excellent performances, but ZrB 2 is easily oxidized in the high-temperature air. To keep advantages and improve disadvantages of ZrB 2 , the shell-core structure A1 2 O 3 -Y 2 O 3 /ZrB 2 composite powders are prepared by the co-precipitation methods, the high density ZrB 2 -YAG-Al 2 O 3 ceramics is prepared by the spark plasma sintering (SPS). The mechanical properties of prepared ceramics under the 20MPa sintering pressure and 4min holding time are shown, which indicates the mechanical properties are increased with increasing sintering temperature, and the increasing ratio of mechanical properties is faster at sintering temperature from 1300℃ to 1700℃. When the sintering condition is 1700℃, 20 MPa and 4 minutes, the Young's modulus and the fracture toughness are 421.8 GPa and 12.23 MPam1/2, respectively. The reinforced phase (YAG-Al 2 O 3 ) is coated on the surface of ZrB 2 crystal, that is to say, the YAG-Al 2 O 3 is show on the crystal boundary, which is help for the densification and the mechanical properties.