A method for manufacturing profiled metal strips by rolling, a metal strip with predefinable material thickness said method consisting, in particular, of steps in which stainless steel is unwound from a coil and guided through a rolling stand (W1-W4) containing several working rolls , wherein at least the working rolls that effectively interact with the metal strip are provided with a predefinable positive and negative topography , which at least partly engage into one another without impairing the flow of the metal strip material, and by means of which profiles with profile depths > 250 μm for wave profiles or nub profiles can be produced on both sides of the metal strip depending on the geometry of the topography of the working rolls , and the thickness of the metal strip to be rolled is adjusted with the rolling force (F), and wherein the metal strip is subsequent to its profiling wound up on a coil and, if so required, subjected to a thermal post-treatment characterized in that • a material of the type 1.4301 is used in a metal strip consisting of stainless steel, wherein the maximum thickness reduction of this material during the course of the rolling operation amounts up to 45% and • one of the following marginal conditions is fulfilled in order to achieve the maximum material-dependent profile depth for wave profiles or nub profiles : 1. The wavelength of the topography profile is greater than 3 x original sheet metal thickness. 2. The radius in the nub/wave crest of the topography profile is greater than 0.4 x original sheet metal thickness. 3. The angle in the flank of the topography profile parallel to the rolling direction is greater than 30°. 4. At a given radius and angle, the amplitude of the topography profile in the rolls is ≤ 0.6 x wavelength. 5. The amplitude or the thickness of the profiled sheet metal to be rolled are adjusted with the rolling force. • a material of the type 1.4301 is used in a metal strip consisting of stainless steel, wherein the maximum thickness reduction of this material during the course of the rolling operation amounts up to 45% and • one of the following marginal conditions is fulfilled in order to achieve the maximum material-dependent profile depth for wave profiles or nub profiles : 1. The wavelength of the topography profile is greater than 3 x original sheet metal thickness. 2. The radius in the nub/wave crest of the topography profile is greater than 0.4 x original sheet metal thickness. 3. The angle in the flank of the topography profile parallel to the rolling direction is greater than 30°. 4. At a given radius and angle, the amplitude of the topography profile in the rolls is ≤ 0.6 x wavelength. 5. The amplitude or the thickness of the profiled sheet metal to be rolled are adjusted with the rolling force. 1. The wavelength of the topography profile is greater than 3 x original sheet metal thickness. 2. The radius in the nub/wave crest of the topography profile is greater than 0.4 x original sheet metal thickness. 3. The angle in the flank of the topography profile parallel to the rolling direction is greater than 30°. 4. At a given radius and angle, the amplitude of the topography profile in the rolls is ≤ 0.6 x wavelength. 5. The amplitude or the thickness of the profiled sheet metal to be rolled are adjusted with the rolling force. <EOS>