Sm-Co permanent magnets are widely used in aerospace equipments,tubes,sensors and hybrid electric vehicles due to their excellent magnetic properties at both room and high temperatures.Compared to that of Nd-Fe-B magnets,the capability of reliably operating at temperatures up to 500 ℃ is the biggest preponderance of Sm-Co permanent magnets.However,the reliable high-temperature magnetic properties are susceptible to composition and technique processes.So,appropriate composition and matched technique processes are prerequisites for good high-temperature magnetic properties.This review mainly emphasizes the influences of Sm,Fe,Cu and Zr contents and technique processes on development of high-temperature performance and discusses the controversial hightemperature coercivity mechanism of 2∶17-type high-temperature Sm-Co magnets.