The invention provides a low self-
discharge ferrous electrode material. The
ferrous electrode material is characterized by consisting of an active substance and an additive, wherein the composition ofthe active substance is ferrum or
ferrous compounds including one or more of Fe3O4, Fe(OH)2, Fe(OH)3, Fe2O3, reduced ferrous
powder and carbonyl ferrous
powder; and the additive comprises: 1) 0.02 to0.15 percent of
indium or
indium compounds including one or more of In, In2O3, In2(SO4)3, In(OH)3, InCl3 and the like; 2) 2 to 8 percent of stannum or stannum compounds including one or more of Sn, SnO, SnO2, SnCl2, SnCl4 and
stannate; 3) 1 to 7 percent of
bismuth or
bismuth compounds including one or more Bi, Bi2O3, Bi(NO3)3 and the like; and 4) 5 to 10 percent of
graphite powder. The ferrous
electrode material has the advantages that: 1) no toxic
heavy metals (such as Hg, Cd, Pb and the like) are added, so the
electrode material is an environment-friendly
electrode material 2) the cost foran electrode is quite low; and 3) the self-
discharge rate of the electrode is less than 20 percent at a temperature of 20 DEG C after 28 days. The material is used for manufacturing environment-friendly ferrum-
nickel storage batteries.