Sialon-boron nitride porous composites were prepared based on the in situ nitridation of AlB 2 to form AlN and BN in Si 3 N 4 and Al 2 O 3 in this work. The fabricated composites by pressureless sintering at 1800°C for 2 h under N 2 atmosphere of 8 atm show closed type pores and demonstrate relatively high bending strength by comparison with that of conventionally processed composites. In addition, due to the large volume expansion of 226% during the nitridation process of AlB 2 , Sialon-BN composites with low-shrinkage in the reaction synthesizing process are obtained.