Abstract: In order to study the effect of different coating materials on corrosion resistance of aluminum-clad steel wire, various properties tests and neutral salt spray tests were carried out on aluminum-clad steel wire produced by the same process, the same blank and different coating materials of aluminum and aluminum-manganese alloy.Results indicated that the coating of aluminum-manganese alloy clad steel wire had a large degree of eccentricity, which hardness was also significantly higher than that of aluminum layer, surface scratches and other defects were deeper, and the other properties were slightly different.After 1 000 h neutral salt spray test, properties of the two materials showed a downward trend.However, due to the deeper surface defects of aluminum-manganese alloy, pitting corrosion of its coating layer was more significant, and the minimum thickness decreased significantly.A suggestion for aluminum-manganese alloy clad steel wire to improve corrosion resistance properties and reference for relevant research was provided.