A Cu—Al—Mn-based alloy material (1) having a composition comprising: given contents of Al and Mn, and a given total content of at least one selected from Ni and the like; with the balance being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein the alloy material has a shape elongated in the working direction (RD), wherein a grain length ax in the RD is R/2 or less to the width or diameter (R), a grain length bx in a direction perpendicular to the RD is R/4 or less, and the amount of grains X (2) is 15% or less, and wherein a grain length a in the RD and a grain length b in the direction perpendicular to the RD satisfy: a≧b, and an angle formed by the normal line of the (111) plane and the RD is 15° or larger, the amount of grains Y′ (3) is 85% or more.