To develop new materials for Al/air batteries, the evaluation and characterisation of commercial aluminium alloys, namely, Al2000, Al2000Clad and Al7000, as anodes in alkaline electrolyte batteries has been performed. Their self-corrosion rate, hydrogen evolution rate and electrochemical properties, including open circuit potentials, polarisation characteristics and potentiodynamic measurements, were examined in a 4 M KOH solution. Among the tested alloys, Al2000 was found to be the most promising because it exhibits a high open circuit potential, a good anode efficiency and a minimum corrosion rate. Al2000/NiOOH and Al2000/air batteries were tested. Electrolyte concentrations between 0.01 and 4 M KOH were studied, and discharge currents between 0.8 and 20 mA cm(-2) were imposed to analyse the evolution of the E-cell. Conversely, the Al7000 alloy exhibited the highest corrosion rate and H-2 evolution compared to the other alloys.