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.