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.