Li–Zn system

30 accepted literature values from 1 paper(s) (model 30); 3 calculated phase diagram(s).

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence class	Values
model	30

Accepted values by property group
Property group	Values
invariant reaction	24
phase transition	6

Calculated phase diagrams

Binary phase diagrams calculated with pycalphad 0.11.2 from the SGTE binary collection (Hallstedt 2025, CC BY 4.0). Evidence class: model.

Assessments with a calculated phase diagram
TDB file	Assessment	SHA-256	Links
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	Y. Liang, Z. Du, C. Guo, C. Li, J. Alloys Compd., 455, 236-42(2008). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.154	`60ba1d9f7a9fd4852c86d84c725097981d6e4d61d20ee2723e423d0edfc75401`	viewer · TDB · JSON
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	C. Guo, Y. Liang, C. Li, Z. Du, Calphad, 35, 54-65(2011). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.11.006	`663c0cf844cd2698d193626237f1368586c1d138b7e70bf4d1fdda01b5017fbf`	viewer · TDB · JSON
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	Y. Liu, S. Liu, Y. Du, Calphad, 87, 102752(2024). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2024.102752	`231043daf7806ab8950473eebb15ac538edcee060ca0518f3916c7ed95e0fca6`	viewer · TDB · JSON

Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB file	T (K)	Phases at the invariant
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	772.33	LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.67582) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.72048) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.72063)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	754.8	LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.72907) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.7842) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.78432)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	673.98	LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.91727) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.95068) + LIZN4_BETA#2 (x(Zn) 0.96487)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	673.98	LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.91727) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.95068) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.96487)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	540.26	LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.61304) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71433)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	517.71	LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71552) + LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.79981) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.79982)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	440.07	LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.7143) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.7144) + LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.79991)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	434.87	BCC_A2 (x(Zn) 0.00963) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.05111) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.45464)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	433.35	BCC_A2 (x(Zn) 0.00962) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.45539) + LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.51092)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	432.37	LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.52221) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.5583) + LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.56181)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	432.1	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59987) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.60209) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	365.58	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59997) + LIZN2 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	365.58	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59997) + LIZN2 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	337.09	LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.83699) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.84721) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99993)
LiZn-08Lia.tdb	337.09	LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.83699) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.84721) + LIZN4_BETA#2 (x(Zn) 0.99993)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	772.52	LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.6756) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71994) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.72027)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	754.78	LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.7288) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.78327) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.78429)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	674.14	LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.9177) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.94588) + LIZN4_BETA#2 (x(Zn) 0.95803)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	674.14	LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.9177) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.94588) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.95803)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	540.86	LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.61279) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.7143) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71432)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	518.29	LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.72129) + LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.80284) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.8111)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	441.06	LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71511) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71642) + LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.80067)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	434.87	LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.00963) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.05111) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.45464)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	433.35	LIZN_B32#2 (x(Zn) 0.00962) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.4554) + LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.51092)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	432.72	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59986) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.602) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	432.37	LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.52221) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.55829) + LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.56181)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	359.11	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59997) + LIZN2 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	359.11	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59997) + LIZN2 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	337.84	LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.86732) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.88213) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99964)
LiZn-11Guo.tdb	337.84	LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.86732) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.88213) + LIZN4_BETA#2 (x(Zn) 0.99964)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	770.36	LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.6637) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.7059) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.72042)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	755.63	LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.73378) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.77648) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.77889)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	674.75	LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.9066) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.96064) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.98055)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	545.74	LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.61937) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71433) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71448)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	522.92	LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.72642) + LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.80161) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.81445)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	442.93	LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.7146) + LI2ZN5_BETA (x(Zn) 0.71637) + LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.80593)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	439.21	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.59629) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.60595) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	435.09	BCC_A2 (x(Zn) 0.00316) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.04598) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.47558)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	430.56	BCC_A2 (x(Zn) 0.00313) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.47569) + LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.50047)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	430.56	BCC_A2 (x(Zn) 0.00313) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.47569) + LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.50047)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	430.14	LIZN_B32 (x(Zn) 0.5589) + LI2ZN3_BETA (x(Zn) 0.56639) + LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.57863)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	366.27	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.599) + LIZN2 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	366.27	LI2ZN3_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.599) + LIZN2 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + LI2ZN5_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.71429)
LiZn-24Liu.tdb	337.96	LIZN4_ALPHA (x(Zn) 0.83634) + LIZN4_BETA (x(Zn) 0.89232) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99616)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull LiZn-08Lia · CALPHAD hull LiZn-11Guo

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Li–Zn system (24)
T (K)	Reaction / phases	Compositions (mole fraction)	Class	Source	Location
775	liq. + βLi2Zn3 -> βLi2Zn5	liq.: Zn 0.73; βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.67; βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.71	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 14 report
772	liq. + βLi2Zn3 -> βLi2Zn5	liq.: Zn 0.7206; βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6758; βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7205	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 13 report
755	liq. + βLi2Zn5 -> βLiZn4	liq.: Zn 0.7842; βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.729; βLiZn4: Zn 0.7841	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 21 report
754	liq. + βLi2Zn5 -> βLiZn4	liq.: Zn 0.8; βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.74; βLiZn4: Zn 0.76	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 22 report
676	eutectic: liq. -> βLiZn4 + hcp (Zn)	liq.: Zn 0.96; βLiZn4: Zn 0.92; hcp (Zn): Zn 0.99	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 30 report
674	eutectic: liq. -> βLiZn4 + hcp (Zn)	liq.: Zn 0.9507; βLiZn4: Zn 0.9173; hcp (Zn): Zn 0.9649	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 29 report
541	βLi2Zn3 + βLi2Zn5 -> αLi2Zn5	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6132; βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7143; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7143	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 15 report
541	βLi2Zn3 + βLi2Zn5 -> αLi2Zn5	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.64; βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.71; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 16 report
518	βLi2Zn5 + βLiZn4 -> αLiZn4	βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.74; βLiZn4: Zn 0.79; αLiZn4: Zn 0.77	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 24 report
518	βLi2Zn5 + βLiZn4 -> αLiZn4	βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7155; βLiZn4: Zn 0.7998; αLiZn4: Zn 0.7998	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 23 report
441	βLi2Zn5 -> αLi2Zn5 + αLiZn4	βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.73; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.72; αLiZn4: Zn 0.78	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 26 report
441	βLi2Zn5 -> αLi2Zn5 + αLiZn4	βLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7144; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7143; αLiZn4: Zn 0.7999	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 25 report
435	eutectic: liq. -> bcc (Li) + βLi2Zn3	liq.: Zn 0.0511; bcc (Li): Zn 0.0096; βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.4546	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 1 report
434	βLi2Zn3 -> αLi2Zn3 + αLi2Zn5	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.62; αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.61; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 18 report
434	eutectic: liq. -> bcc (Li) + βLi2Zn3	liq.: Zn 0.05; bcc (Li): Zn 0.02; βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 2 report
433	βLi2Zn3 -> bcc (Li) + LiZn	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5; bcc (Li): Zn 0.02; LiZn: Zn 0.5	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 4 report
433	βLi2Zn3 -> LiZn + αLi2Zn3	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.56; LiZn: Zn 0.55; αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.58	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 12 report
433	βLi2Zn3 -> bcc (Li) + LiZn	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.4554; bcc (Li): Zn 0.0096; LiZn: Zn 0.5109	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 3 report
433	βLi2Zn3 -> LiZn + αLi2Zn3	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5583; LiZn: Zn 0.5222; αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5618	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 11 report
432	βLi2Zn3 -> αLi2Zn3 + αLi2Zn5	βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6021; αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5999; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7143	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 17 report
366	αLi2Zn3 + αLi2Zn5 -> LiZn2	αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.7143; LiZn2: Zn 0.666667	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 19 report
366	αLi2Zn3 + αLi2Zn5 -> LiZn2	αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.61; αLi2Zn5: Zn 0.71; LiZn2: Zn 0.666667	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 20 report
338	βLiZn4 -> αLiZn4 + hcp (Zn)	βLiZn4: Zn 0.88; αLiZn4: Zn 0.84; hcp (Zn): Zn 0.99	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 28 report
338	βLiZn4 -> αLiZn4 + hcp (Zn)	βLiZn4: Zn 0.8473; αLiZn4: Zn 0.837; hcp (Zn): Zn 0.9999	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 27 report

Other properties

Phase transition (6)

Phase transition, Li–Zn system
Property	Value	T (K)	Phases / composition	Class	Source	Location
Phase transition	447 K	447	βLi2Zn3 -> αLi2Zn3 βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6; αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 10 report
Phase transition	447 K	447	βLi2Zn3 -> αLi2Zn3 βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5939; αLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5939	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 9 report
Phase transition	450 K	450	βLi2Zn3 -> LiZn βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.5182; LiZn: Zn 0.5182	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 7 report
Phase transition	450 K	450	βLi2Zn3 -> LiZn βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.53; LiZn: Zn 0.53	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 8 report
Phase transition	793 K	793	liq. -> βLi2Zn3 liq.: Zn 0.6; βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6	model	[1] Liang 2008 cites Li 2006	Table 2, p. 5, row 6 report
Phase transition	794 K	794	liq. -> βLi2Zn3 liq.: Zn 0.6333; βLi2Zn3: Zn 0.6333	model	[1] Liang 2008	Table 2, p. 5, row 5 report

Sources

Reporting papers the values were read from (a value cited from another work names that work in its row).

Yu Liang, Zhenmin Du, Cuiping Guo, Changrong Li, Thermodynamic modeling of the Li–Zn system, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 455, 236-242 (2008). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.01.154

Please cite

R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735569
R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Diagrams: calculated binary phase diagrams (version 2026.10), Zenodo (2026). doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735859
R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID-Hulls: binary convex hulls (Materials Project, OQMD, assessed CALPHAD) (version 2026.10), Zenodo (2026). doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735891
R. Arróyave, J. Saal, D. Shin, ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets (version 2026.10; Version 1, machine-extracted), Zenodo (2026). doi:10.5281/zenodo.23736065

Also cite the original source of every value you use (paper_citation / paper_doi, and cited_dois for values the paper cites from earlier work); B. Hallstedt, The SGTE collection of binary datasets, Calphad 89 (2025) 102833, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.calphad.2025.102833 (CC BY 4.0), and the original assessment named in each file; A. Jain et al., The Materials Project: A materials genome approach to accelerating materials innovation, APL Materials 1 (2013) 011002, https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4812323 (CC BY 4.0); J. E. Saal et al., JOM 65 (2013) 1501, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-013-0755-4 and S. Kirklin et al., npj Comput. Mater. 1 (2015) 15010, https://doi.org/10.1038/npjcompumats.2015.10 (CC BY 4.0). Version 1, machine-extracted: values were read by language-model readers constrained to quote their source and checked automatically, and the release was then audited on the printed pages by adversarial audits, an independent second review of fit-facing records and a preliminary human review of a frozen sample. Flags such as accepted and ESPEI-ready record screening results, not certification; known issues are listed in the release notes.

@misc{orchid_literature_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Values: thermodynamic and phase-equilibrium values read from the literature}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735569},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735569},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}

@misc{orchid_phase_diagrams_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Diagrams: calculated binary phase diagrams}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735859},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735859}
}

@misc{orchid_hulls_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID-Hulls: binary convex hulls (Materials Project, OQMD, assessed CALPHAD)}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23735891},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23735891}
}

@misc{orchid_data_2026,
  author    = {Arr{\'o}yave, Raymundo and Saal, James and Shin, Dongwon},
  title     = {{ORCHID data: umbrella record of the ORCHID datasets}},
  version   = {2026.10},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  year      = {2026},
  doi       = {10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23736065},
  note      = {Version 1, machine-extracted}
}