METHOD OF PRODUCING ALUMINIUM ALLOYS WITH TRANSITION METALS Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC C22C35/00 C22C21/00 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to nonferrous metallurgy and may be used in production of foundry alloys based on aluminium with transition metals. It comprises making aluminium melt overheated to above alloy liquidus temperature and adding alloying components into melt by fusing the wire. Note here that electric current flows between wire and aluminium melt. Layer of fused flux is produced on aluminium melt surface while said wire is fused by heat released in flux layer at electric current existing therein. Note also that said flux contains cryolite - 40-45 wt %, aluminium oxide - 10-20 wt %, and magnesium fluoride - 35-40 wt %.

EFFECT: reduced losses of alloying components, higher efficiency.