ALKALINE BATTERY

PURPOSE:To obtain the captioned battery having high safety for a human body even when the captioned battery is swallowed by using 18-8 stainless steel wherein contained carbon is made into stable carbide by adding Ti or Nb, as the material of a battery container also serving as the positive pole terminal. CONSTITUTION:A metal oxide such as mercury oxide, manganese dioxide and silver oxide is used as the positive pole active material and the positive pole black mixture 1, wherein graphite is added as a conductive material thereto, is molded by pressure into a battery container 2 also serving as the positive terminal. 18-8 stainless steel wherein contained carbon is made into TiC or NbC, which is stable carbide, by adding Ti or Nb shall be selected as the material of said container 2. Next, the negative pole 3 made of the amalgamated zinc powder is mixed with a gelatinized alkaline electrolyte while being made to directly make contact with a sealing plate 4 additionally serving as the negative pole and being sealed by an insulation gasket 6 in order to form an alkaline battery.