The invention relates to a soft
austenitic stainless steel which comprises the following components by weight: less than or equal to 0.025% of C, less than or equal to 0.020% of N, more than or equal to 6C of Ti, 10.00-12.00% of Ni, 18.00-19.00% of Cr, less than or equal to 2% of Mn, less than or equal to 0.40% of Si, less than or equal to 0.015% of S, less than or equal to 0.045% of P, and the balance of Fe and inevitable impurities. The high-temperature ferrite
delta content of the
austenitic stainless steel is less than 5%. The invention also relates to a preparation method of the soft
austenitic stainless steel. The preparation method comprises the following steps of: skimming slags after completing the reduction at a refining
station; after skimming slags, adding
lime and
fluorite in each
ton of
liquid steel, and performing slagging at least twice, with the N content being controlled within the range of 0.015-0.025%; after two slaggings, adding TiFe
powder into each
ton of
liquid steel till tapping
ladle; after tapping, adding low-carbon synthetic
slag so as to perform a
slag exchanging operation and further absorb
TiN impurities; when the
liquid steel reaches an LF (
ladle furnace) refining furnace for refining, adding a certain quantity of TiFe wires, thereby causing Ti to be more than or equal to 6C; and
casting after stirring, wherein the
nitrogen content of an end product after being cast is less than or equal to 0.020%. The soft austenitic stainless steel provided by the invention is applied to the field with higher demand on forming property and
corrosion resistance.