A process for joining a stainless steel part and a zirconia ceramic part comprising: providing a SUS part, a ZrO ceramic part, a Mo foil and a Ni foil; placing the ZrO ceramic part, the Mo foil, the Ni foil, and the SUS part into a mold, the Mo foil and the Ni foil located between the ZrO ceramic part and the SUS part, the Mo foil abutting against the ZrO ceramic part, the Ni foil abutting against the SUS part and the Mo foil; placing the mold into a chamber of an hot press sintering device, heating the chamber and pressing the SUS part, the ZrO ceramic part, the Mo foil, and the Ni foil at least until the SUS part, the ZrO ceramic part, the Mo foil and the Ni foil form a integral composite article.