In the present work, Zn-(0-1)Mg(wt%) alloys were prepared by casting and indirect extrusion at 200 and300 ℃, respectively. With Mg addition, both the size and amount of second phase Mg_2Zn_(11) increased, and the equiaxed grains were significantly refined. The extrusion temperature had little influence on Mg_2Zn_(11), but the grains were refined at low extrusion temperature. For the alloys extruded at 200 ℃, as Mg content increased, the tensile yield strength(TYS)increased from 64 MPa for pure Zn to 262 MPa for Zn-1Mg; the elongation increased from 14.3% for pure Zn to 25% for Zn-0.02Mg and then decreased to 5% for Zn-1Mg. For the alloys extruded at 300 ℃, as Mg content increased, the TYS increased from 67 MPa for pure Zn to 252 MPa for Zn-1Mg, while the elongation decreased from 11.7% to 2%. The alloy extruded at 200 ℃ exhibited higher TYS and elongation than the corresponding alloy extruded at 300 ℃. The combination of grain refinement and second phase Mg_2Zn_(11) contributed to the improvement in the TYS, and the grain refinement played a major role in strengthening alloy. Zn-0.02Mg and Zn-0.05Mg alloys extruded at 200 ℃ show a mixture of cleavage and ductile fracture corresponding to higher elongation, while the other alloys show cleavage fracture. In the present work, Zn- (0-1) Mg (wt%) alloys were prepared by casting and indirect extrusion at 200 and 300 ° C, respectively. With Mg addition, both the size and amount of second phase Mg_2Zn_ (11) increased, The extrusion temperature had little influence on Mg_2Zn_ (11), but the grains were refined at low extrusion temperature. For the alloys extruded at 200 ℃, as Mg content increased, the tensile yield strength (TYS) increased from 64 MPa for pure Zn to 262 MPa for Zn-1Mg; the elongation increased from 14.3% for pure Zn to 25% for Zn-0.02Mg and then decreased to 5% for Zn-1Mg. , as Mg content increased, the TYS increased from 67 MPa for pure Zn to 252 MPa for Zn-1Mg, while the elongation decreased from 11.7% to 2%. The alloy extruded at 200 ° C exhibited higher TYS and elongation than the corresponding alloy extruded at 300 ° C. The combination of grain refinement and second phase Mg_2Zn - (11) contributor ed to the improvement in the TYS, and the grain refinement played a major role in strengthening alloy. Zn-0.02Mg and Zn-0.05Mg alloys extruded at 200 ° C show a mixture of cleavage and ductile fracture corresponding to higher elongation, while the other alloys show cleavage fracture.