The invention discloses a low-shrinkage
cathode paste, which consists of dry ingredients and a binder, wherein the binder accounts for 16 to 20 percent of the total weight of the
cathode paste and the dry ingredients account for 80 to 84 percent of the total weight of the
cathode paste; and the dry ingredients comprise electrically-calcined
coal,
pitch coke and artificial
graphite, the electrically-calcined
coal accounts for 59 to 65 percent of the total weigh of the dry ingredients, the
pitch coke accounts for 5 to 11 percent of the total weigh of the dry ingredients, and the artificial
graphite accounts for 27 to 33 percent of the total weigh of the dry ingredients. The requirement on the
granularity of a
powder material in the electrically-calcined
coal is that 200 mesh
powder accountsfor 47 to 53 percent of the total weight of the
powder material. The requirement on the
granularity of a powder material in the
pitch coke is that 200 mesh powder accounts for 47 to 53 percent of thetotal weight of the powder material. The requirements on the
granularity of the artificial
graphite are that the granularity of the artificial graphite is less than 4.5 millimeters, that a
granular material accounts for 30 to 36 percent of the total weight of the artificial graphite, and that a powder material accounts for 64 to 70 percent of the total weight of the artificial graphite.
Powder having a granularity of 200 meshes accounts for 47 to 53 percent of the total weight of a powder material in the artificial graphite. Compared with the prior art, the cathode paste has the advantages ofimproving the surrounding environment of an aluminum potroom, prolonging the service life of an aluminum
cell, reducing
cell voltage,
energy consumption and production cost and the like due to reduced electrical resistivity, improved electrical
conductivity and obviously reduced expansivity and shrinkage.