Mg–Zn system

62 accepted literature values from 7 paper(s) (experimental 8, model 42, unspecified 12); 6 calculated phase diagram(s). 7 further extracted value(s) not accepted by the reader-agreement checks are only in the JSON/CSV.

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Accepted values by evidence class
Evidence class	Values
experimental	8
model	42
unspecified	12

Accepted values by property group
Property group	Values
invariant reaction	35
phase transition	2
crystal structure	25

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
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	C. Niu, M. Liu, C. Li, Z. Du, C. Guo, Calphad, 34, 428-33(2010). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010	`ddf26e3ed256541c4cd1d0493e9758c2e83d6c747815ffab507f84332338e70a`	viewer · TDB · JSON
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	Y. Yuan, F. Pan, D. Li, A. Watson, Calphad, 44, 54-61(2014). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007	`5c6bc30db874d0b1472dd7db3b0d7fa6ed3c53e17933b9f568a07795f890b1c5`	viewer · TDB · JSON
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	N. Hayashi, K. Nakashima, M. Enoki, H. Ohtani, J. Jpn. Inst. Met. Mater., 84, 141-50(2020). doi:10.2320/jinstmet.JBW201905	`01db9e45b19b39b07e47275be7a1fe621bbc764ff8012d89c2c7ba6e7b07a775`	viewer · TDB · JSON
MgZn-22Li.tdb	X. Li, S. Liu, D. Huang, Y. Du, Calphad, 79, 102479(2022). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2022.102479	`a63cd9424cb2e765166e1e661d88313d20e02569cc3d1a2703aa8dd064e4c7a4`	viewer · TDB · JSON
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	R. Agarwal, S.G. Fries, H.L. Lukas, G. Petzow, F. Sommer, T.G. Chart, G. Effenberg, Z. Metallkd., 83, 216-23(1992). doi:10.1515/ijmr-1992-830402	`ebd8b9262088fe02aa6333b11e33cc101d53980b3ec439b0c3620525db970549`	viewer · TDB · JSON
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	P. Liang, T. Tarfa, J.A. Robinson, S. Wagner, P. Ochin, M.G. Harmelin, H.J. Seifert, H.L. Lukas, F. Aldinger, Thermochim. Acta, 314, 87-110(1998). doi:10.1016/S0040-6031(97)00458-9	`abe87ea1530de4863f3b52fcc83738c53f97fd9115c5300a014b94384e127a1a`	viewer · TDB · JSON

Calculated three-phase invariants (model, mole fraction of the second component)
TDB file	T (K)	Phases at the invariant
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	688.95	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35639) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.66141)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	688.95	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35621) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.66141)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	654.39	C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.67082) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.91339)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	640.38	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.92957) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99691)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	640.38	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.92967) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99692)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	620.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29602) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	620.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29605) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	620.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29588) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	614.15	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.03445) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29003)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	614.14	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29038) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-10Niu.tdb	598.53	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.03039) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	691.44	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.3613) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.6613)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	691.43	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.36156) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.6613)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	653.22	C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.67078) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.9122)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	639.53	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.92901) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99799)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	639.53	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.92908) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99799)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	618.64	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29955) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	618.64	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29956) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	618.64	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.2995) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	612.11	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02961) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29302)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	612.07	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.2937) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	612.07	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29369) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	598.13	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02756) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-14Yua.tdb	598.13	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02753) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	689.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.36609) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.66175)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	689.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.36595) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.66175)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	658.61	C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.67073) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.91059)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	641.44	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.93201) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99833)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	641.44	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.93213) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99833)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	619.91	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.28877) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	619.91	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.28881) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	617.96	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02831) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.2852)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	617.94	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.28631) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	617.94	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.28626) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	596.8	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02544) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-20Hay.tdb	596.8	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.0254) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	686.58	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.36673) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.65785)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	686.58	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.36666) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.65785)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	656.34	C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.67132) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.89889)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	635.35	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.93146) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99933)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	635.35	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.93168) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99933)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	620.01	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.30427) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	620.01	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.30405) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	613.04	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02433) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29685)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	613.03	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.2969) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-22Li.tdb	596.08	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02151) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	688.97	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35427) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + MGZN2_C14 (x(Zn) 0.66667)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	688.97	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35447) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + MGZN2_C14 (x(Zn) 0.66667)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	688.97	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35421) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + MGZN2_C14 (x(Zn) 0.66667)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	654.03	MGZN2_C14 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.90728)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	654.03	MGZN2_C14 (x(Zn) 0.66667) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.90708)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	637.31	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.9266) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99746)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	637.31	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.9269) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99748)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	620.2	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.30295) + MGZN (x(Zn) 0.5) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	620.2	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.30283) + MGZN (x(Zn) 0.5) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	620.2	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.30298) + MGZN (x(Zn) 0.5) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	614.2	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29769) + MG7ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.3) + MGZN (x(Zn) 0.5)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	614.2	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02717) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29747) + MG7ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.3)
MgZn-92Aga.tdb	598.22	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02507) + MG7ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.3) + MGZN (x(Zn) 0.5)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	688.95	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35639) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.66141)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	688.95	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.35621) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6) + C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.66141)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	654.39	C14_LAVES (x(Zn) 0.67082) + MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.91339)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	640.14	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.92982) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99798)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	640.14	MG2ZN11_D8C (x(Zn) 0.84615) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.92991) + HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.99798)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	620.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29602) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	620.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29605) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	620.15	LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29588) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52) + MG2ZN3 (x(Zn) 0.6)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	614.17	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02992) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.28959)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	614.14	MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + LIQUID (x(Zn) 0.29038) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)
MgZn-98Lia-LB.tdb	598.13	HCP_A3 (x(Zn) 0.02756) + MG51ZN20 (x(Zn) 0.28169) + MG12ZN13 (x(Zn) 0.52)

Convex hulls: Materials Project DFT hull · OQMD DFT hull · CALPHAD hull MgZn-10Niu · CALPHAD hull MgZn-14Yua · CALPHAD hull MgZn-20Hay · CALPHAD hull MgZn-92Aga · CALPHAD hull MgZn-98Lia-LB

Invariant reactions (literature)

Invariant reactions reported in the literature for the Mg–Zn system (35)
T (K)	Reaction / phases	Compositions (mole fraction)	Class	Source	Location
864	congruent melting: Liquid -> MgZn2	Liquid: Zn 0.667; MgZn2: Zn 0.667	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 5 report
691	peritectic: L+Laves_C14 -> Mg2Zn3	L: Zn 0.362; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 7 report
689	peritectic: L+Laves_C14 -> Mg2Zn3	L: Zn 0.35; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6	experimental	[2] Yuan 2014 cites Massalski 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 8 report
689	Liquid + MgZn2 -> Mg2Zn3	Liquid: Zn 0.356; MgZn2: Zn 0.661; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 2 report
689	Liquid + MgZn2 -> Mg2Zn3	Liquid: Zn 0.356; MgZn2: Zn 0.661; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 1 report
688.9	peritectic: Liquid + Laves-C14 -> Mg2Zn3	Liquid: Zn 0.356; Laves-C14: Zn 0.661; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 4 report
654.4	Liquid + MgZn2 -> Mg2Zn11	Liquid: Zn 0.913; MgZn2: Zn 0.67; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 3 report
654.4	peritectic: Liquid + Laves-C14 -> Mg2Zn11	Liquid: Zn 0.913; Laves-C14: Zn 0.661; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 6 report
654	peritectic: L+Laves_C14 -> Mg2Zn11	L: Zn 0.91; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846154	experimental	[2] Yuan 2014 cites Massalski 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 12 report
654	Liquid + MgZn2 -> Mg2Zn11	Liquid: Zn 0.913; MgZn2: Zn 0.67; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 4 report
653	peritectic: L+Laves_C14 -> Mg2Zn11	L: Zn 0.912; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846154	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 11 report
640.4	eutectic: Liquid -> Mg2Zn11 + hcp_A3	Liquid: Zn 0.93; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846; hcp_A3: Zn 0.997	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 5 report
640.4	eutectic: Liquid -> Mg2Zn11 + hcp_A3	Liquid: Zn 0.93; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846; hcp_A3: Zn 0.997	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 6 report
640	eutectic: L -> Mg2Zn11+(Zn)	L: Zn 0.929; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846154	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 13 report
637.3	eutectic: Liquid -> Mg2Zn11 + hcp-A3	Liquid: Zn 0.926; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846; hcp-A3: Zn 0.997	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 7 report
637	eutectic: L -> Mg2Zn11+(Zn)	L: Zn 0.92; Mg2Zn11: Zn 0.846154	experimental	[2] Yuan 2014 cites Massalski 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 14 report
620.2	Liquid + Mg2Zn3 -> MgZn	Liquid: Zn 0.296; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 7 report
620.2	Liquid + Mg2Zn3 -> MgZn	Liquid: Zn 0.296; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 8 report
620.1	peritectic: Liquid + Mg2Zn3 -> MgZn	Liquid: Zn 0.196; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 3 report
619	peritectic: L+Mg2Zn3 -> Mg12Zn13	L: Zn 0.3; Mg2Zn3: Zn 0.6; Mg12Zn13: Zn 0.52	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 5 report
617.82	eutectic: L -> (Mg) + Mg12Zn13 + Mg51Zn20	L: Mg 0.7145, Zn 0.2852	unspecified	[4] Hayashi 2020	Table 3, p. 9, row 2 report
614.2	Liquid + hcp_A3 -> Mg7Zn3	Liquid: Zn 0.29; hcp_A3: Zn 0.034; Mg7Zn3: Zn 0.282	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 11 report
614.2	Liquid + hcp_A3 -> Mg7Zn3	Liquid: Zn 0.29; hcp_A3: Zn 0.03; Mg7Zn3: Zn 0.282	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 12 report
614.1	eutectic: Liquid -> Mg7Zn3 + MgZn	Liquid: Zn 0.29; Mg7Zn3: Zn 0.282; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 10 report
614.1	eutectic: Liquid -> Mg51Zn20 + MgZn	Liquid: Zn 0.281; Mg51Zn20: Zn 0.29; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 2 report
614.1	peritectic: Liquid + hcp-A3 -> Mg51Zn20	Liquid: Zn 0.295; hcp-A3: Zn 0.029; Mg51Zn20: Zn 0.289	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 1 report
614.1	eutectic: Liquid -> Mg7Zn3 + MgZn	Liquid: Zn 0.29; Mg7Zn3: Zn 0.282; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 9 report
614	eutectic: L -> hcp(Mg) + MgZn + Mg7Zn3	L: Mg 0.7097, Zn 0.2896	model	[5] Meng 2010	Table 3, p. 4, row 12 report
613.9	eutectic: Liquid -> MgZn + hcp_A3	Liquid: Zn 0.29; MgZn: Zn 0.52; hcp_A3: Zn 0.034	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 13 report
613.6	eutectic: Liquid -> MgZn + hcp_A3	Liquid: Zn 0.29; MgZn: Zn 0.52; hcp_A3: Zn 0.03	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 14 report
612.1	peritectic: L+(Mg) -> Mg51Zn20	L: Zn 0.282; Mg51Zn20: Zn 0.28169	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 1 report
612	eutectic: L -> Mg51Zn20+Mg12Zn13	L: Zn 0.293; Mg51Zn20: Zn 0.28169; Mg12Zn13: Zn 0.52	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 3 report
598.5	Mg7Zn3 -> hcp_A3 + MgZn	Mg7Zn3: Zn 0.282; hcp_A3: Zn 0.03; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[3] Niu 2010	Table 3, p. 3, row 15 report
598.2	Mg7Zn3 -> hcp_A3 + MgZn	Mg7Zn3: Zn 0.282; hcp_A3: Zn 0.027; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[3] Niu 2010 cites Liang 1998 doi	Table 3, p. 3, row 16 report
598.1	eutectoid: Mg51Zn20 -> hcp-A3 + MgZn	Mg51Zn20: Zn 0.282; hcp-A3: Zn 0.027; MgZn: Zn 0.52	model	[1] (ed.) 1998	Table I, p. 248, row 8 report

Other properties

Phase transition (2)

Phase transition, Mg–Zn system
Property	Value	T (K)	Phases / composition	Class	Source	Location	Quote
Phase transition	857 K	857	congruent melting: L -> Laves_C14 L: Zn 0.666; Laves_C14: Zn 0.666	model	[2] Yuan 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 9 report
Phase transition	861 K	861	congruent melting: L -> Laves_C14 L: Zn 0.67; Laves_C14: Zn 0.67	experimental	[2] Yuan 2014 cites Massalski 2014	Table 1, p. 4, row 10 report

Crystal structure (25)

Crystal structure, Mg–Zn system
Property	Value	T (K)	Phases / composition	Class	Source	Location
Lattice a	8.55 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn11 alloy: Mg 0.153846, Zn 0.846154	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Cao 2009 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 9 report
Lattice a	8.55 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn11 alloy: Zn 0.846154	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 17 report
Lattice a	25.96 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Mg 0.4, Zn 0.6	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Schmid-Fetzer 2012 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 7 report
Lattice a	25.96 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Zn 0.6	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 15 report
Lattice a	14.08 Å	298.15	Mg5Zn2 alloy: Mg 0.714286, Zn 0.285714	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Cao 2009 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 5 report
Lattice a	14.08 Å	298.15	Mg7Zn3 (Mg51Zn20)	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 13 report
Lattice a	16.1 Å	298.15	MgZn alloy: Mg 0.5, Zn 0.5	experimental	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Chiotti 1965	Table 5, p. 10, row 6 report
Lattice a	5.253 Å	298.15	MgZn2 alloy: Mg 0.333333, Zn 0.666667	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Cao 2009 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 8 report
Lattice a	5.253 Å	298.15	MgZn2 alloy: Zn 0.666667	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 16 report
Lattice b	14.28 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Mg 0.4, Zn 0.6	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Schmid-Fetzer 2012 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 7 report
Lattice b	14.28 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Zn 0.6	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 15 report
Lattice b	14.49 Å	298.15	Mg5Zn2 alloy: Mg 0.714286, Zn 0.285714	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Cao 2009 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 5 report
Lattice b	14.49 Å	298.15	Mg7Zn3 (Mg51Zn20)	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 13 report
Lattice b	25.79 Å	298.15	MgZn alloy: Mg 0.5, Zn 0.5	experimental	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Chiotti 1965	Table 5, p. 10, row 6 report
Lattice c	5.24 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Mg 0.4, Zn 0.6	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Schmid-Fetzer 2012 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 7 report
Lattice c	5.24 Å	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Zn 0.6	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 15 report
Lattice c	14.03 Å	298.15	Mg5Zn2 alloy: Mg 0.714286, Zn 0.285714	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Cao 2009 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 5 report
Lattice c	14.03 Å	298.15	Mg7Zn3 (Mg51Zn20)	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 13 report
Lattice c	8.8 Å	298.15	MgZn alloy: Mg 0.5, Zn 0.5	experimental	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Chiotti 1965	Table 5, p. 10, row 6 report
Lattice c	8.568 Å	298.15	MgZn2 alloy: Mg 0.333333, Zn 0.666667	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Cao 2009 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 8 report
Lattice c	8.568 Å	298.15	MgZn2 alloy: Zn 0.666667	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 16 report
lattice gamma	102.5 °	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Zn 0.6	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 15 report
lattice gamma	120 °	298.15	MgZn2 alloy: Zn 0.666667	unspecified	[7] Shao 2006 cites Tsai 2000 doi	Table 1, p. 2, row 16 report
lattice unspecified angle	102.5 °	298.15	Mg2Zn3 alloy: Mg 0.4, Zn 0.6	model	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Schmid-Fetzer 2012 doi	Table 5, p. 10, row 7 report
lattice unspecified angle	112.4 °	298.15	MgZn alloy: Mg 0.5, Zn 0.5	experimental	[6] Gröbner 2015 cites Chiotti 1965	Table 5, p. 10, row 6 report

Sources

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

I. Ansara, A. T. Dinsdale, M. H. Rand (eds.), COST 507: Thermochemical database for light metal alloys, Volume 2, EUR 18499 EN, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg (1998), ISBN 92-828-3902-8.
Yuan Yuan, Fusheng Pan, Dajian Li, Andrew Watson, The re-assessment of the Mg–Zn and Fe–Si systems and their incorporation in thermodynamic descriptions of the Al–Mg–Zn and Fe–Si–Zn systems, Calphad 44, 54-61 (2014). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2013.07.007
Chunju Niu, Miao Liu, Changrong Li, Zhenmin Du, Cuiping Guo, Thermodynamic description on the miscibility gap of the Mg-based solid solution in the Mg–Zn, Mg–Nd and Mg–Zn–Nd systems, Calphad 34, 428-433 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2010.07.010
Naohiro Hayashi, Kazuki Nakashima, Masanori Enoki, Hiroshi Ohtani, Thermodynamic Analysis of the Al-Mg-Zn Ternary System, J. Japan Inst. Metals 84, 141-150 (2020). doi:10.2320/jinstmet.jbw201905
F.G. Meng, J. Wang, L.B. Liu, Z.P. Jin, Thermodynamic modeling of the Mg–Sn–Zn ternary system, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 508, 570-581 (2010). doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2010.08.124
Joachim Gröbner, Artem Kozlov, Xi-Ya Fang, Suming Zhu, Jian-Feng Nie, Mark A. Gibson et al., Phase equilibria and transformations in ternary Mg–Gd–Zn alloys, Acta Materialia 90, 400-416 (2015). doi:10.1016/j.actamat.2015.02.044
G. Shao, V. Varsani, Z. Fan, Thermodynamic modelling of the Y–Zn and Mg–Zn–Y systems, Calphad 30, 286-295 (2006). doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2006.03.005

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}
}