“…However, the inherent shortcomings of NiAl intermetallic compounds, such as poor fracture toughness at room temperature, low ductility at ambient temperatures, and inadequate strength at elevated temperatures, limit their high temperature structural applications [6]. In order to overcome these drawbacks, the NiAl intermetallic composites using reinforcing ceramic particles (e.g., TiC, WC, TiO 2 , Al 2 O 3 , ZrO 2 , TiB 2 , and CrB 2 ) as an additive have been prepared to improve their mechanical properties and high-temperature strength [7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]. Titanium diboride (TiB 2 ), due to its excellent properties such as high melting point (2900 • C), high hardness (27 GPa), and high elastic modulus (370 GPa), is particularly suitable in this respect due to its inertness towards NiAl [13].…”