The invention relates to the technical field of electrical contact materials, in particular to a SnO2 electrical contact material for a
new energy electrical appliance and a preparation method of the SnO2 electrical contact material. The SnO2 electrical contact material comprises 8-15% of
tin oxide, 0.5-3% of a composite additive, 0.1-2% of an
accelerant and the balance of silver. According to the invention,
yttrium ions and
chromium ions can be partially dissolved in
tin oxide crystal lattices, so that the
thermal decomposition reaction of
tin oxide at extremely high arc temperature is effectively inhibited, the material loss caused by
tin element volatilization is reduced, the second additive generates a high-melting-point
composite oxide phase after high-temperature
calcination, and the high-melting-point
composite oxide phase is uniformly distributed in a silver matrix; as a physical skeleton for resisting
arc erosion, the
accelerant mainly plays a role in dispersing and interface optimizing, and an interface compound containing
zinc,
lanthanum,
boron and
oxygen is formed after the
accelerant is calcined, so that the wettability and
binding force between
tin oxide particles and a silver matrix are improved, uniform distribution of the
tin oxide particles is ensured, local overheating and concentrated
erosion are avoided, and the service life of the
tin oxide particles is prolonged. Therefore, the
mass loss of arc
ablation is obviously reduced.