Coated metal sheet for dry cell positive electrode can and positive electrode can formed of such metal sheet

A coated metal sheet for alkaline dry cell positive electrode cans, comprising a metal sheet having a chromate film and covered thereon with a coating film mainly composed of at least one of an epoxy resin, an epoxy-acrylic resin a polyester resin, an epoxy resin incorporated with a crosslinking agent, an epoxy-acrylic resin incorporated with a crosslinking agent, or a polyester resin incorporated with a crosslinking agent, the coating film containing a conductive agent comprising at least one of graphite powder having a purity of not less than 95%, having been made flaky to have an aspect ratio of not less than 50 and having an average particle diameter of not larger than 50 .mu.m or carbon black having an oil absorption of not less than 250 ml/100 g as measured using DBP, said conductive agent being contained in an amount falling in the range defined by straight lines connecting the respective proportions of 20:0 and 100:0, 100:0 and 50:15, 50:15 and 0:20, 0:20 and 0:5, and 0:5 and 20:0, as graphite powder:

• carbon black proportions in parts by weight indicated by rectangular coordinates.