Ti60 alloy and TiCp (mass fraction of 5%)/Ti60 titanium matrix composites are fabricated by laser direct deposition process. The microstructure and tensile rupture life under 600 ℃ are investigated and compared. The results indicate that, for laser direct deposited TiCp/Ti60 composites, primary TiC appears as dendrites and distributes at the original β grain boundary, and the eutectic TiC appears as particulate and distributes between α laths. The existence of TiC results in refinement of the matrix. Compared with the Ti60 alloy, TiCp/Ti60 composite exhibits a superior rupture life and creep resistance under 600 ℃. The creep rupture of the composite is primarily initiated by a mixture of interface debonding between TiC and the matrix and interface voiding between α-Ti and β-Ti, which is followed by the ductile failure through the matrix.