Abstract: There is provided a Fe—Ni based alloy for shadow mask having high corrosion resistance, high rigidity and low thermal expansion and hardly generating rust even if being exposed in air in the course of circulation and transportation after the bright annealing as a middle step of the starting material production and a shadow mask material. A Fe—Ni based alloy for a shadow mask having an excellent corrosion resistance comprises C≦0.01 wt %, Si: 0.01-0.1 wt %, Mn: 0.01-0.1 wt %, Ni: 35-37 wt %, Cr≦0.1 wt %, Nb: 0.01-1.0 wt %, S≦0.0020 wt %, Al≦0.005 wt % and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurity, and a shadow mask material is comprised of the alloy having a proof strength at 0.2% of not less than 300 N/mm2 and a thermal expansion coefficient of not more than 1.0×10−6/° C.

Abstract: A method of joining narrow waterproof sheets to obtain a waterproof sheet of wide width having a gently curved joint which is free from any acutely stepped portion. It comprises disposing a cure tape between the overlapping edge portions of the sheets to be joined, positioning a piece of cushiony material below or above the overlapping edge portions, and heating the overlapping edge portions and the cure tape under pressure. The cure tape has a width which is substantially equal to that of the overlapping edge portions before pressure is applied thereto. When pressure is applied, the cure tape projects in opposite directions beyond the extremities of the overlapping edge portions. One form of the joint thus formed is flat on one surface and gently curved on the other surface, while another form is gently curved on both surfaces thereof.

Abstract: A method of joining narrow waterproof sheets to obtain a waterproof sheet of wide width having a gently curved joint which is free from any acutely stepped portion. It comprises disposing a cure tape between the overlapping edge portions of the sheets to be joined, positioning a piece of cushiony material below or above the overlapping edge portions, and heating the overlapping edge portions and the cure tape under pressure. The cure tape has a width which is substantially equal to that of the overlapping edge portions before pressure is applied thereto. When pressure is applied, the cure tape projects in opposite directions beyond the extremities of the overlapping edge portions. One form of the joint thus formed is flat on one surface and gently curved on the other surface, while another form is gently curved on both surfaces thereof.