Two　types　of　Cu-45　at%Ni　alloy　thin　tapes　with　and　without　surface　shear　were　obtained　by　different　heavy　cold　rolling　processes.　The　deformation　and　recrystallization　textures　of　the　two　tapes　were　thoroughly　investigated　by　electron　back　scattering　diffraction　technique.　The　results　showed　that　a　shear　texture　mainly　covered　the　surface　of　the　heavy　deformed　tapes　because　of　the　fraction　between　the　surface　of　rolling　mills　and　the　thin　tapes　when　the　rolling　force　strongly　reduced　at　high　strain,　which　significantly　reduced　the　fraction　of　rolling　texture　on　the　surface　of　the　Cu-45at　%Ni　alloy　thin　tapes,　retarded　the　cube　grain　growth　during　recrystallization　and　affected　the　strong　cube　texture　formation　after　high　temperature　annealing.　(C)　2014　Published　by　Elsevier　B.V.