Provided is ferritic stainless steel having excellent brazeability and excellent corrosion resistance to condensed water in an environment in which the steel is used for an exhaust heat recovery device or an EGR cooler.
A ferritic stainless steel has a chemical composition containing, by mass %, C: 0.025% or less, Si: 0.40% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.05% to 1.5%, P: 0.05% or less, S: 0.01% or less, Cr: 16.0% to 30.0%, Mo: 0.60% to 3.0%, Ni: 0.10% to 2.5%, Nb: 0.20% to 0.80%, Al: 0.001% to 0.15%, N: 0.025% or less, and the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities, in which relational expressions (1) and (2) below are satisfied. C+N≤0.030%  (1), 2Si+Ni≥1.0%  (2), (in relational expressions (1) and (2), C, N, Si, and Ni each denote the contents (mass %) of the corresponding elements).