“…The choice of sintering aids also focuses on the removal of oxide residue and formation of composites with maintaining of high melting point, that is, carbon, 11,12 graphite, 13 carbides (B 4 C, SiC, TiC, ZrC, VC, and WC), 14–24 nitrides (BN, Si 3 N 4 ), 25–27 diborides (AlB 2 , TiB 2 , HfB 2 , TaB 2 , and NbB 2 ), 28–32 silicides (MoSi 2 ), 33 and so on. The formation of ZrB 2 composites also can improve the oxidation, ablation, corrosion and thermal shock resistance 34–37 . Besides, the ZrB 2 ‐based ceramics can be textured to enhance the toughness and damage tolerance due to their anisotropy hexagonal structure 38–40 …”