Patent ID: 6869376

Claim:
Metal push belt ( 1 ) for application in a continuous variable transmission, comprising at least one endless tensile means ( 2 ) provided with at least one endless band, at least partly being surrounded by transverse elements ( 3 ) for at least clamping the belt ( 1 ) in between sheaves of a set of pulleys ( 4 , 5 ) of such continuous variable transmission, the transverse elements being provided freely moveable in the endless direction of the tensile means ( 2 ), the endless band being produced of steel, the steel containing inclusions of predetermined sizes as observed in the micro-structure of a material section, in accordance with a specified diameter (D circle ) of a circle relating to the surface occupation of such an inclusion observed in such micro structure, wherein, the steel is produced in a constitution having a nominal inclusion size distribution with diameters ranging up to 30 μm, an inclusion diameter range between 10 μm and 30 μm is less than 20% of the total number of inclusions per square unit of sliced material, and the inclusions are counted by counting only inclusions having a size larger than 2 μm.