METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METAL STRIP OF AN IRON-NICKEL ALLOY FOR TIGHTENED SHADOW MASKS

摘要

A method for producing iron-nickel alloy strip for tensioned shadow masks for use in flat monitors and screens, includes the steps of forming an alloy having a composition, in mass %, of 35-38% Ni, 0.4-0.8% Mo, 0.1-0.3% Cr, 0.08-0.12% C, up to 1% Mn, up to 1% Si, up to 1% Nb, with the balance to total 100% being Fe and impurities; cold rolling the alloy composition to a predetermined final thickness to form a strip; and annealing the cold-rolled strip at predetermined temperatures over a range wherein a coercive field strength (Hc) of the alloy strip first decreases to a minimum value and then remains substantially constant as annealing temperature is increased; such that the annealed strip has a coercive field strength100 A/m and a creep strain0.1% at conditions of 460° C., and a load of 138 mPa, for 1 hour.