Fe3Al-based composites reinforced with micron-sized titanium carbide, tetragonal zirconia and nano-scaled alumina particles were hot-pressed, and the room temperature mechanical properties were investigated. Results show that nano-Al2O3 is not an efficient ceramic for the enhancementof mechanical properties of Fe3Al, primarily due to its inhomogeneous distribution and severe agglomeration within the matrix as well as the weakinterfacial bonding. By contrast, Fe3Al/5 wt.% ZrO2 composite had a strength as high as 1361 MPa and a fracture toughness of 19.0 MPa ffiffiffiffi mp. Theenhancing effect is attributed to the low thermal expansion mismatch between ZrO2 and Fe3Al matrix, and to the stress-induced transformation ofZrO2 particles. The flexural strength and fracture toughness for Fe3Al/10 wt.% TiC composite was 1086 and 20.0 MPa ffiffiffiffi mp, respectively. Themechanical properties of Fe3Al/TiC composites decreased with TiC content above 10 wt.% due to the suppression of plastic deformation, residualporosity and interfacial debonding.