In　order　to　improve　the　elevated　strength　and　thermal　shock　resistance　of　TiC　materials,　20vol%　short　carbon　fiber-reinforced　TiC　composite　(C-f/TiC)　was　produced　by　hot　pressing.　With　carbon　fiber　addition,　the　strength　and　fracture　toughness　of　TiC　is　increased　remarkably,　and　the　elastic　modulus　and　thermal　expansion　coefficient　are　decreased.　The　strength　value　of　C-f/TiC　composite　is　593　MPa　at　room　temperature　and　439　MPa　at　1400degreesC,　and　the　fracture　toughness　value　at　room　temperature　is　6.87　MPa　m(1,2).　The　thermal　stress　fracture　resistance　parameter,　R.　thermal　stress　damage　resistance　parameter,　R-IV,　and　thermal　stress　crack　stability　parameter,　R-st,　are　all　increased.　The　residual　strength　decreases　significantly　when　the　thermal　shock　temperature　difference,　DeltaT,　is　higher　than　900degrees　C,　and　the　residual　strength　is　252　MPa.　when　DeltaT　is　1400degreesC.　Carbon　fiber　reinforced-TiC　composite　exhibits　superior　resistance　to　thermal　shock　damage　compared　with　monolithic　TiC.　The　catastrophic　failure　induced　by　severe　thermal　stresses　can　be　prevented　in　C-f/TiC　composite.　22002　Elsevier　Science　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.