Ultrafine Ti( C, N )-based cermet was sintered by SPS from 1050℃ to 1450℃ and its sintering properties, such as porosity, mechanical properties and phase transformation, were investigated by optical mi-croscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X- ray diffraction (XRD), and differential scanning calo-rimeter (DSC). It is found that the spark plasma sintering properties of Ti( C, N )-based cermet differ from thoseof conventional vacuum sintering. The liquid phase appearance is at least lower by 150℃ than that in vacuum sin-tering. The porosity decreases sharply below 1 200℃ and reaches minimum at 1 200℃ , and afterwards it almostkeeps invariable and no longer increases. SPS remarkably accelerates the phase transformation of Ti( C, N )-basedcermet and it has a powerful ability to remove oxides in Ti( C, N )-based cermets. Above 1 3502 ,denitrificationoccurred. Fresh graphite phase formed above 1 430℃ . Both the porosity and graphite are responsible for the poor TRS.