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Abstract To survey the probability of the re-utilization of nickel containing slag corroded magnesia and alumina-graphite refractories, different amounts of nickel oxide (NiO) were used as one of raw materials to synthesize nickel containing magnesium aluminum oxynitride (MgAlON) composites, and the sintering and oxidation behavior have been explored in this work. The results reveal that with the increasing NiO additive, submicron metallic Ni grains are segregated from the (Ni,Mg)AlON spinel, and these grains are beneficial to improve thermal shock resistance of MgAlON. Though the oxidation reaction of (Ni,Mg)AlON starts at lower temperature than MgAlON, the metallic Ni grains in the plate can improve the oxidation resistance. Hence, the metallic nickel containing (Ni,Mg)AlON composite has not only superior thermal shock resistance but also excellent oxidation resistance, and it is of great potential to utilize in plant. So, the fabrication of metallic nickel containing (Ni,Mg)AlON composite should be a feasible way to reuse the nickel slag corroded magnesia and alumina graphite refractories.