A manufacturing method for a magnet includes performing pressure molding in which mixed powder of magnetic powder and a lubricant is molded under pressure so as to promote cracking of the magnetic powder and rearrangement of particles to obtain a molding of the magnetic powder. The pressure molding includes high-temperature pressure molding in which the mixed powder is pressurized and decompressed at a high elevated temperature equal to or higher than a melting point of the lubricant and equal to or lower than a decomposition temperature of the magnetic powder, and low-temperature pressure molding in which the mixed powder is pressurized and decompressed at a relatively low temperature lower than the melting point of the lubricant.

The present disclosure relates to a method for recovering magnet material from a samarium cobalt, SmCo, magnet, the method comprising: initiating a hydrogen decrepitation process within a reaction vessel, wherein the hydrogen decrepitation process comprises: increasing a concentration of hydrogen in the reaction vessel, and maintaining the reaction vessel at either: a temperature of less than 70 C. and at a pressure of more than 10 bar, or at a temperature of more than 70 C. and at a pressure of less than 5 bar, to cause hydrogen decrepitation of the SmCo magnet disposed in the reaction vessel and produce SmCo-hydride material; and initiating a degasification process within a degasification vessel, wherein the degasification process comprises: removing gas from the degasification vessel and maintaining the degasification vessel at a temperature within a range of 150 C. to 300 C., to de-gas SmCo-hydride material disposed in the degasification vessel and produce SmCo material.

A method for fabrication of an anisotropic magnet comprises placing magnet alloy feedstock particles in a deformable metallic container and thermomechanically working the filled container in a manner to elongate the filled container and reduce its cross-sectional area to consolidate the magnet alloy particles to an elongated shape and impart a preferential grain texture to the consolidated, elongated shape. The consolidated, elongated shape is machined to a near-final magnet shape that has a smaller dimension such as magnet length and that includes a metallic tubular skin thereon.

A magnet includes a three-dimensional structure with nanoscale features, where the three-dimensional structure has a near net shape corresponding to a predefined shape.