Abstract: To provide a Cu-Cr alloy electrode material, a mixture of Cu and cr materials at a predetermined ratio is heated until the mixture has been entirely melted, and the molten metal obtained is quenched to precipitate fine Cr particles in a Cu base. Since Cr is melted into Cu before quenching, and then Cr precipitates, Cr particles finer than those in the sintering or infiltration method can disperse in a Cu base. This invention prevents defects such as voids in the structure and the weakening of the fusion of Cu and Cr or failure of Cr to precipitate into the Cu base caused by oxide films on the surface of the Cr particles, thereby providing a fine alloy structure.

Abstract: A process for removing non-ferrous metal, such as Cu, Sn, Zn or the like, from solid ferrous scrap, which includes the steps of: admixing solid ferrous scrap containing non-ferrous metal with liquid Al, Mg, and or alloys thereof comprising at least 20 wt. % in total of Al and/or Mg at a temperature of higher than the melting point of the liquid metal and lower than the melting point of Fe; and separating said solid ferrous scrap from said molten metal. The non-ferrous metals in contact with the liquid metal at high temperatures are efficiently dissolved into the liquid metal and transferred from the scrap to the liquid metal. The resulting ferrous scrap is suitable as a Fe source for electric-furnace steelmaking.