Abstract:
The present invention provides an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors and a production method thereof. The electrode material of the present invention is formed of a sintered body of at least one of aluminum or aluminum alloys, and does not require an etching process. The electrode material of the present invention ensures a high capacitance even when the aluminum or aluminum alloy powder has a small particle diameter and the sintered body has a large thickness. Specifically, the present invention provides an electrode material for aluminum electrolytic capacitors, comprising a sintered body of at least one of an aluminum powder and aluminum alloy powders, wherein: the powder has an average particle diameter d50 of 1 to 10 μm, and the sintered body comprises two or more sintered layers in which average particle diameters d50 of powders contained in adjacent sintered layers have a difference of at least 0.5 μm.