In this research, the effect of additive BaCO 3 with different volume fraction on the mechanical and physical properties of 5Ni/10NiO.NiFe 2 O 4 cermet including bending strength, micro-hardness, and microstructural evolution was studied. The samples were fabricated by using FeSO 4 .6H 2 O and NiSO 4 .6H 2 O as the starting materials. The manufacturing process of the samples was implemented via jar milling, cold isostatic pressing, and sintering in a tube furnace at 1300 • C for 5 h under vacuum atmosphere. Outstanding results have been achieved on physical properties including the smaller grain size and higher density by increasing the additive BaCO 3 fraction. The bending strength was increased from ~61 MPa to ~91 MPa; nevertheless overall Vickers' hardness decreased by the addition of BaCO 3 .