Mg–Zn phases

12 phases (tier A 6, tier C 3, liquid 1, needs_review 2); 10 stable in a calculated diagram. Structure types are assigned only when the stored evidence supports an assignment under the stated tier rules (tier A: standard phase name; tier B: unique Materials Project + OQMD on-hull match, DFT-supported; tier C: one structure stated by the assessment's crystallographic table, assessor-stated); other phases list candidates and are marked needs_review. Stability is from phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad from the SGTE binary collection (evidence class: model).

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Phases of the Mg–Zn system (12)
PhaseStructureBasisStability (calculated)Literature valuesTDB models
BCC_A2
phase:mg-zn:bcc-a2
W · A2 · cI2 · Im-3m (229)tier A: standard phase namenot stable in 6 calculated diagram(s)06
C14_LAVES
phase:mg-zn:c14-laves
MgZn2 · C14 · hP12 · P6_3/mmc (194)tier A: standard phase namestable in 5 of 5 calculated diagram(s): 300–863.14 K, x(Zn) 0.65785–0.67132135
FCC_A1
phase:mg-zn:fcc-a1
Cu · A1 · cF4 · Fm-3m (225)tier A: standard phase namenot stable in 6 calculated diagram(s)06
HCP_A3
phase:mg-zn:hcp-a3
Mg · A3 · hP2 · P6_3/mmc (194)tier A: standard phase namestable in 6 of 6 calculated diagram(s): 300–2499.81 K, x(Zn) 0–1176
LIQUID
phase:mg-zn:liquid
liquidliquidstable in 6 of 6 calculated diagram(s): 612.07–2500 K, x(Zn) 0–1406
MG12ZN13
phase:mg-zn:mg12zn13
Re25Zr21 · hR92 · R-3c (167)tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table)stable in 5 of 5 calculated diagram(s): 300–620.15 K, x(Zn) 0.52–0.52185
MG2ZN11_D8C
phase:mg-zn:mg2zn11-d8c
Mg2Zn11 · D8_c · cP39 · Pm-3 (200)tier A: standard phase namestable in 6 of 6 calculated diagram(s): 300–658.61 K, x(Zn) 0.84615–0.84615106
MG2ZN3
phase:mg-zn:mg2zn3
Mg4Zn7 · mC110 · C2/m (12)tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table)stable in 6 of 6 calculated diagram(s): 300–691.44 K, x(Zn) 0.6–0.6196
MG51ZN20
phase:mg-zn:mg51zn20
Mg51Zn20 · oI158 · Immm (71)tier C: assessor-stated (Hallstedt 2025 crystallographic table)stable in 5 of 5 calculated diagram(s): 596.08–617.96 K, x(Zn) 0.28169–0.28169165
MG7ZN3
phase:mg-zn:mg7zn3
needs_reviewstable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 590–614.2 K, x(Zn) 0.3–0.311
MGZN
phase:mg-zn:mgzn
needs_reviewstable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–620.2 K, x(Zn) 0.5–0.551
MGZN2_C14
phase:mg-zn:mgzn2-c14
MgZn2 · C14 · hP12 · P6_3/mmc (194)tier A: standard phase namestable in 1 of 1 calculated diagram(s): 300–863.04 K, x(Zn) 0.66667–0.6666701

BCC_A2 (Mg–Zn)

Names (7): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:bcc-a2
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:BCC_A2, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:BCC_A2

TDB models of BCC_A2 (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

33: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
34: CONST BCC_A2 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

36: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
37: CONST BCC_A2 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

34: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
35: CONST BCC_A2 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

29: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
30: CONST BCC_A2 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

38: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
39: CONST BCC_A2 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: BCC_A2, type code %B, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

38: PHASE BCC_A2 %B 2 1 3 !
39: CONST BCC_A2 : MG ZN : VA% : !

Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):

C14_LAVES (Mg–Zn)

Names (10): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:c14-laves
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:MgZn2, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:Laves_C14, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:Laves-C14, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:MgZn2
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:C14_LAVES, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:C14_LAVES, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:C14_LAVES, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:C14_LAVES, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:C14_LAVES

TDB models of C14_LAVES (5): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: C14_LAVES, type code %, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

59: PHASE C14_LAVES % 2 2 1 !
60: CONST C14_LAVES : MG ZN% : MG% ZN : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: C14_LAVES, type code %, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

62: PHASE C14_LAVES % 2 2 1 !
63: CONST C14_LAVES : MG ZN% : MG% ZN : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: C14_LAVES, type code %, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

60: PHASE C14_LAVES % 2 2 1 !
61: CONST C14_LAVES : MG ZN% : MG% ZN : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: C14_LAVES, type code %, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

55: PHASE C14_LAVES % 2 2 1 !
56: CONST C14_LAVES : MG ZN% : MG% ZN : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: C14_LAVES, type code %, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

64: PHASE C14_LAVES % 2 2 1 !
65: CONST C14_LAVES : MG ZN% : MG% ZN : !

Example references (5 of 5; assessments first):

FCC_A1 (Mg–Zn)

Names (7): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:fcc-a1
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:FCC_A1, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:FCC_A1

TDB models of FCC_A1 (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

28: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
29: CONST FCC_A1 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

31: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
32: CONST FCC_A1 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

29: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
30: CONST FCC_A1 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

24: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
25: CONST FCC_A1 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

33: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
34: CONST FCC_A1 : MG ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: FCC_A1, type code %A, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

33: PHASE FCC_A1 %A 2 1 1 !
34: CONST FCC_A1 : MG ZN : VA% : !

Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):

HCP_A3 (Mg–Zn)

Names (12): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:hcp-a3
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:hcp_A3, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:(Mg), paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:(Zn), paper:10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.08.124:hcp(Mg), paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:hcp-A3
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:HCP_A3, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:HCP_A3

TDB models of HCP_A3 (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

38: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
39: CONST HCP_A3 : MG% ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

41: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
42: CONST HCP_A3 : MG% ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

39: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
40: CONST HCP_A3 : MG% ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

34: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
35: CONST HCP_A3 : MG% ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

43: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
44: CONST HCP_A3 : MG% ZN : VA% : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: HCP_A3, type code %A, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

43: PHASE HCP_A3 %A 2 1 0.5 !
44: CONST HCP_A3 : MG% ZN : VA% : !

Example references (7 of 7; assessments first):

LIQUID (Mg–Zn)

Names (12): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:liquid
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:Liquid, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:L, paper:10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.08.124:L, paper:10.2320/jinstmet.jbw201905:L, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:Liquid
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:LIQUID, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:LIQUID

TDB models of LIQUID (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

23: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
24: CONST LIQUID:L : MG ZN : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

26: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
27: CONST LIQUID:L : MG ZN : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

24: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
25: CONST LIQUID:L : MG ZN : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

19: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
20: CONST LIQUID:L : MG ZN : !

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

28: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
29: CONST LIQUID:L : MG ZN : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: LIQUID, type code %, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

28: PHASE LIQUID:L % 1 1 !
29: CONST LIQUID:L : MG ZN : !

Example references (7 of 7; assessments first):

MG12ZN13 (Mg–Zn)

Names (10): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mg12zn13
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:MgZn, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:Mg12Zn13, paper:10.2320/jinstmet.jbw201905:Mg12Zn13, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:MgZn
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:MG12ZN13, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:MG12ZN13, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:MG12ZN13, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:MG12ZN13, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:MG12ZN13

TDB models of MG12ZN13 (5): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: MG12ZN13, type code %, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

49: PHASE MG12ZN13 % 2 12 13 !
50: CONST MG12ZN13 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: MG12ZN13, type code %, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

52: PHASE MG12ZN13 % 2 12 13 !
53: CONST MG12ZN13 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: MG12ZN13, type code %, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

50: PHASE MG12ZN13 % 2 12 13 !
51: CONST MG12ZN13 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: MG12ZN13, type code %, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

45: PHASE MG12ZN13 % 2 12 13 !
46: CONST MG12ZN13 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: MG12ZN13, type code %, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

54: PHASE MG12ZN13 % 2 12 13 !
55: CONST MG12ZN13 : MG : ZN : !

Example references (5 of 5; assessments first):

MG2ZN11_D8C (Mg–Zn)

Names (12): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mg2zn11-d8c
mp: mp:mp-aaaabtoa
oqmd: oqmd:oqmd-17667
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:Mg2Zn11, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:Mg2Zn11, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:Mg2Zn11
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:MG2ZN11_D8C, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:MG2ZN11_D8C, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:MG2ZN11_D8C, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:MG2ZN11_D8C, tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:MG2ZN11_D8C, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:MG2ZN11_D8C

TDB models of MG2ZN11_D8C (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: MG2ZN11_D8C, type code %, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

64: PHASE MG2ZN11_D8C % 2 2 11 !
65: CONST MG2ZN11_D8C : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: MG2ZN11_D8C, type code %, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

67: PHASE MG2ZN11_D8C % 2 2 11 !
68: CONST MG2ZN11_D8C : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: MG2ZN11_D8C, type code %, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

65: PHASE MG2ZN11_D8C % 2 2 11 !
66: CONST MG2ZN11_D8C : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: MG2ZN11_D8C, type code %, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

60: PHASE MG2ZN11_D8C % 2 2 11 !
61: CONST MG2ZN11_D8C : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: MG2ZN11_D8C, type code %, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

69: PHASE MG2ZN11_D8C % 2 2 11 !
70: CONST MG2ZN11_D8C : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: MG2ZN11_D8C, type code %, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

69: PHASE MG2ZN11_D8C % 2 2 11 !
70: CONST MG2ZN11_D8C : MG : ZN : !

Example references (6 of 6; assessments first):

MG2ZN3 (Mg–Zn)

Names (12): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mg2zn3
paper: paper:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.02.044:Mg2Zn3, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2006.03.005:Mg2Zn3, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:Mg2Zn3, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:Mg2Zn3, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:Mg2Zn3
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:MG2ZN3, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:MG2ZN3, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:MG2ZN3, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:MG2ZN3, tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:MG2ZN3, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:MG2ZN3

TDB models of MG2ZN3 (6): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: MG2ZN3, type code %, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

54: PHASE MG2ZN3 % 2 2 3 !
55: CONST MG2ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: MG2ZN3, type code %, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

57: PHASE MG2ZN3 % 2 2 3 !
58: CONST MG2ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: MG2ZN3, type code %, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

55: PHASE MG2ZN3 % 2 2 3 !
56: CONST MG2ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: MG2ZN3, type code %, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

50: PHASE MG2ZN3 % 2 2 3 !
51: CONST MG2ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: MG2ZN3, type code %, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

59: PHASE MG2ZN3 % 2 2 3 !
60: CONST MG2ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: MG2ZN3, type code %, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

59: PHASE MG2ZN3 % 2 2 3 !
60: CONST MG2ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

Example references (10 of 12; assessments first):

MG51ZN20 (Mg–Zn)

Names (10): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mg51zn20
paper: paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010:Mg7Zn3, paper:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007:Mg51Zn20, paper:10.2320/jinstmet.jbw201905:Mg51Zn20, paper:sha256-85fd53a1a176b694:Mg51Zn20
tdb: tdb:MgZn-10Niu.tdb:MG51ZN20, tdb:MgZn-14Yua.tdb:MG51ZN20, tdb:MgZn-20Hay.tdb:MG51ZN20, tdb:MgZn-22Li.tdb:MG51ZN20, tdb:MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb:MG51ZN20

TDB models of MG51ZN20 (5): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-10Niu.tdb: MG51ZN20, type code %, sha256 ddf26e3ed256541c…

44: PHASE MG51ZN20 % 2 51 20 !
45: CONST MG51ZN20 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-14Yua.tdb: MG51ZN20, type code %, sha256 5c6bc30db874d0b1…

47: PHASE MG51ZN20 % 2 51 20 !
48: CONST MG51ZN20 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-20Hay.tdb: MG51ZN20, type code %, sha256 01db9e45b19b39b0…

45: PHASE MG51ZN20 % 2 51 20 !
46: CONST MG51ZN20 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-22Li.tdb: MG51ZN20, type code %, sha256 a63cd9424cb2e765…

40: PHASE MG51ZN20 % 2 51 20 !
41: CONST MG51ZN20 : MG : ZN : !

MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb: MG51ZN20, type code %, sha256 abe87ea1530de486…

49: PHASE MG51ZN20 % 2 51 20 !
50: CONST MG51ZN20 : MG : ZN : !

Example references (5 of 5; assessments first):

MG7ZN3 (Mg–Zn)

Names (3): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mg7zn3
paper: paper:10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.08.124:Mg7Zn3
tdb: tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:MG7ZN3

TDB models of MG7ZN3 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: MG7ZN3, type code %, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

49: PHASE MG7ZN3 % 2 7 3 !
50: CONST MG7ZN3 : MG : ZN : !

Example references (2 of 2; assessments first):

MGZN (Mg–Zn)

Names (4): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mgzn
paper: paper:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.02.044:MgZn, paper:10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.08.124:MgZn
tdb: tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:MGZN

TDB models of MGZN (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: MGZN, type code %, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

54: PHASE MGZN % 2 1 1 !
55: CONST MGZN : MG : ZN : !

Example references (3 of 3; assessments first):

MGZN2_C14 (Mg–Zn)

Names (2): corpus: corpus:phase:mg-zn:mgzn2-c14
tdb: tdb:MgZn-92Aga.tdb:MGZN2_C14

TDB models of MGZN2_C14 (1): PHASE and CONSTITUENT statements as written

MgZn-92Aga.tdb: MGZN2_C14, type code %, sha256 ebd8b9262088fe02…

64: PHASE MGZN2_C14 % 2 1 2 !
65: CONST MGZN2_C14 : MG : ZN : !

Example references (1 of 1; assessments first):