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R 2 Fe 17 (R ¼ rare earth) intermetallic compounds constitute one of the most important classes of materials identified as high-energy permanent magnet materials. They crystallize either in the rhombohedral Th 2 Zn 17 structure (for light R) or in the hexagonal Th 2 Ni 17 structure (for heavy R). In this article, we discuss the variations in the lattice parameters (unit cell volume), site occupancies and Curie temperature when non-transition and transition metals are substituted for Fe in R 2 Fe 17 compounds.