The　WB　powder　was　firstly　prepared　by　the　Luoyang　Golden　Egret　Cemented　Carbide　Tool　Co.,　Ltd　using　a　unique　technology.　A　new　type　of　thermal　spray　feedstock　reinforced　with　WB　powder　was　developed.　The　cermet　coatings　were　fabricated　by　high　velocity　oxy-fuel　(HVOF)　thermal　spraying　and　characterized　on　the　phase　constitution,　microstructure　and　mechanical　properties.　The　WB-reinforced　coating　was　compared　with　the　WC-based　coating　at　the　same　preparation　and　testing　conditions.　It　was　found　that　the　hardness　and　wear　resistance　of　the　WB-reinforced　cermet　coating　are　higher　than　those　of　the　WC-based　coating.　By　analyzing　the　failure　behavior　of　the　coatings,　the　effects　of　WB　and　the　related　mechanisms　are　proposed　for　the　WB-reinforced　cermet　coating.　The　WB-containing　powders　and　cermet　coatings　are　promising　in　applications　in　the　fields　of　hard　materials　and　powder　metallurgy.