Metal hydroxides (MAH) consisting of magnesium hydroxide and aluminum hydroxide with a mass ratio of 1:2 were surface-modified by γ-diethoxyphosphorous ester propyldiethoxymethylsilane,boric acid and diphenylsilanediol in xylene under dibutyl tin dilaurate catalyst at 140 ℃.Phosphorus,silicon and boron elements covalently bonded to metal hydroxide particles were detected by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy.The degradation behavior of the surface-modified MAH was characterized by thermogravimetric analysis.The results show that linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) composite,filled with 50% (mass fraction) of MAH modified by 5.0% (mass fraction) of modifiers,passes the V-O rating of UL-94 test and shows the limited oxygen index of 34%,and its heat release rate and average effective heat combustion in a cone calorimeter measurement decrease obviously;The mechanical properties of MAH can be improved by surface-modification.The uniform dispersion of particles and strong interfacial bonding between particles and matrix are obtained.