This　work　is　aimed　at　developing　a　route　for　the　deposition　of　TiB2-Ni　cermet　coating.　The　feedstock　was　firstly　prepared　by　agglomeration　and　sintering,　which　was　subsequently　subjected　to　plasma　spraying.　The　microstructures　and　the　phase　composition　of　the　powder,　as　well　as　the　sprayed　coating　were　analyzed　by　scanning　electron　microscopy　and　x-ray　diffraction.　The　microhardness　(Hv)　and　the　fracture　toughness　(K　(IC))　of　the　coating　were　evaluated.　A　sliding　wear　test　was　also　performed　on　the　sprayed　coating　by　SRVA　(R)　tribo-tester　using　GCr15　steel　as　a　counterpart.　The　results　showed　that　the　phase　of　sprayed　TiB2-Ni　coatings　consisted　of　TiB2,　Ni,　and　Ni20Ti3B6,　whose　amount　varied　depending　on　the　powder　calcination　temperature　and　the　TiB2　content　in　the　powder.　Both　the　hardness　and　the　fracture　toughness　of　the　coating　were　also　changed　with　different　powders.　The　Ni20Ti3B6　brittle　phase　was　the　main　factor　affecting　the　fracture　toughness　of　coating,　which　also　had　detrimental　effect　on　the　sliding　wear　performance.　The　60TiB(2)-40Ni　coating　deposited　from　the　powder　calcined　at　1250　A　degrees　C　had　better　sliding　wear　performance　as　it　presented　more　dense　structure,　higher　TiB2　content　and　less　retained　Ni20Ti3B6　phase　in　the　coating.