Dense　Co-　and　Ni-bonded　Ti(C0.6T0.4)　matrix　cermets　with　secondary　carbides,　i.e.,　WC,　Mo2C,　and　NbC,　were　prepared　by　liquid　phase　sintering　in　vacuum　for　60　min　at　temperatures　ranging　from　1410　to　1490　degrees　C.　The　detailed　microstructural　and　phase　analysis　was　performed　by　scanning　electron　microscopy,　electron　probe　microanalysis,　and　X-ray　diffraction.　The　effect　of　sintering　temperature　on　the　microstructure,　mechanical　properties,　and　machining　performance　of　cermets　was　investigated.　The　results　show　that　sintering　temperature　has　a　significant　impact　on　the　microstructural　characteristics　of　(Ti,　W,　Mo,　Nb)(C,　N)　-(Co,　Ni)　cermets.　The　total　carbon　content　of　cermets　decreases　with　increasing　the　sintering　temperature　and　a　carbon-deficient　phase　(M6C)　is　observed　in　the　cermet　sintered　at　1490　degrees　C.　The　cermets　sintered　at　temperatures　of　up　to　1470　degrees　C　are　composed　of　an　fcc　solid　solution　metal　binder　and　two　types　of　core-rim　structured　grains,　i.e.,　cubic　carbide　solution　and　cubic　Ti(C,　N)　solution　phases.　The　best　machining　performance　on　continuous/interrupted　turning　is　found　in　the　cermet　sintered　at　1470　degrees　C　because　of　an　optimum　combination　of　hardness　and　transverse　rupture　strength.