A process for producing a copper-nickel-silicon alloy having a yield
strength above 90 ksi with an electrical conductivity above 50% IACS. The
process includes melting and continuously casting raw material to obtain
an alloy containing 1-3 wt. % nickel, 0.2 to 0.7 wt. % silicon, remainder
copper and unavoidable impurities; cold delivering the alloy to form a
cold-rolled alloy, solution annealing the cold-rolled alloy; cold rolling
the annealed alloy; and precipitation annealing the cold-rolled annealed
alloy at a temperature of 450-500 degrees C. for four to ten hours with a
cooling rate of 10-20 degrees C. per hour.