Abstract: A method is disclosed enabling a technologically controllable and economical production of a hard-magnetic powder composed of a samarium-cobalt base alloy for highly coercive permanent magnets. The method is based on a HDDR treatment in which a starting powder is subjected to hydrogenation with disproportionation of the alloy in a first method step under hydrogen and, in a subsequent, second method step under vacuum conditions, a hydrogen desorption with recombination of the alloy. A starting powder containing samarium and cobalt is treated in the first method step either at a high temperature in the range of 500° C. to 900° C. and with a high hydrogen pressure of >0.5 MPa or by applying an intensive fine grinding at a low temperature in the range of 50° C. to 500° C. and with a hydrogen pressure of >0.15 MPa.

Abstract: A process is provided for a technologically controllable, economic production of hard-magnetic parts from Sm.sub.2 --(Fe,M).sub.17 --C.sub.y -base work materials with interstitial inclusions, where M designates gallium and/or at least one metallic element serving to stabilize a rhombohedral 2:17 structure. A Sm.sub.2 Fe.sub.17-x M.sub.x C.sub.y powder mixture is produced, where x>0.1 and 3.gtoreq.y.gtoreq.0. The mixture is subjected to an intensive fine grinding process in a ball mill. The finely ground mixture is heat-treated in a temperature range from 650.degree. C. to 900.degree. C. for partial or complete recrystallization. The resulting ultra-fine-grain Sm.sub.2 Fe.sub.17-x M.sub.x C.sub.y magnetic powder is compacted to produce magnet bodies by a hot pressing processing in a temperature range from 650.degree. C. to 900.degree. C. The process is applicable, for example, for the production of hard-magnetic parts based on interstitial Sm.sub.2 Fe.sub.17 C.sub.y compounds.