In accordance with certain of its aspects, this invention relates to novel processes and to a lead base alloy suitable for anode production consisting essentially of lead and tin and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of tellurium, thallium, and cadmium and containing 90-99 percent by weight of lead, 1-7 percent by weight of tin, and at least one metal selected from the group consisting of tellurium, thallium, and cadmium in an amount of 0.005-5.0 percent by weight sufficient ...