Metal strip for epitaxial coatings, and process for its preparation

Metal strip for epitaxial coatings, comprising a layer composite, characterized in that the layer composite of at least one biaxially textured base layer of the metals Ni, Cu, Ag or their alloys and at least one further metallic layer, wherein the individual further metallic layers consist of one or more intermetallic phases or of a metal, in which one or more intermetallic phases are included.