The invention relates to a color developing solution for detecting
iron metal foreign matters in a
lithium battery production process and a detection method, and the color developing solution comprises the following components in parts by volume: 3-4 parts of an acid solution, 1-2 parts of an
oxidizing agent and 3-4 parts of a
thiocyanate solution. The color developing solution is provided for detection of the
iron metal foreign matter in the
lithium battery production process, the
iron metal foreign matter in the
lithium battery production process is rapidly and qualitatively detected by utilizing a color developing reaction of
ferric ions and
thiocyanate ions to generate a blood red complex iron
thiocyanate, and the detection sensitivity, the detection efficiency and the speed are high; the
reagent of the color developing solution is nontoxic and harmless, the cost is low, the color developing solution is particularly suitable for large-batch detection on a
mass production line, the detection efficiency of the
production line is greatly improved, and meanwhile, high detection sensitivity is taken into account.