Abstract: A ferritic stainless steel which exhibits improved formability and which is especially useful for making 950.degree. C. or 1000.degree. C. exhaust manifolds is disclosed, the steel composition thereof consisting essentially of, on the basis of weight:C: 0.02% or less, Si: 1.0% or less,Mn: 1.0% or less, P: 0.04% or less,S: 0.005% or less, Cu: 0.1-1.0%,Cr: 18.0-25.0%, Mo: 1.0 (exclusive)-3.0%,Nb: 0.1-1.0%, Al: 0.20% or less,N: 0.02% or less, B: 0-0.01%,C+N.ltoreq.0.03%,preferably, 21%.ltoreq.Cr+Mo+Nb.ltoreq.25%,Fe and incidental impurities: balance.

Abstract: A heat-resistant ferritic stainless steel plate or foil having improved toughness as well as workability is disclosed, which consists essentially of:C: not larger than 0.020%,N: not larger than 0.020%,wherein,C(%)+N(%): not larger than 0.030%,Si: not larger than 1.0%,Mn: not larger than 1.0%,orone or more of Si: larger than 1.0% but not larger than 5.0% and Mn: larger than 1.0% but not larger than 2.0%,Cr: 9.0-35.0%,Al: 3.0-8.0%,Y: 0.010-0.10%,Ti: 0.010-0.10%,Mo: 0-5.0%,Fe and incidental impurities: balance,and which is manufactured by cooling the hot-rolled steel plate at a cooling rate of 20.degree. C./sec- or higher immediately after hot rolling, coiling the hot-rolled steel plate at a temperature of 400.degree. C. or lower, and preferably cold rolling the resulting hot-rolled steel plate until the thickness thereof reaches 50 micrometers or less, and applying Al vapor deposition to both sides of the thus-obtained foil to a thickness of 0.2-4.0 micrometers.