The　microstructure　evolution,　mechanical　properties　and　corrosion　resistance　of　low　nickel　austenitic　stainless　steel　were　investigated　by　means　of　optical　microscope　(OM),　scanning　electron　microscope(SEM),　universal　material　testing　machine　and　electrochemical　workstation　within　the　solution　temperature　range　from　1　000　℃　to　1　200　℃.　The　results　reveal　that　the　austenite　content　is　increased　and　the　ferrite　content　is　decreased　with　the　temperature　rising　from　1　000　℃　to　1　050　℃.　After　1　050　℃,　the　austenite　content　is　decreased　and　the　ferrite　content　is　increased　with　the　increase　of　temperature.　The　ferrite　content　is　increased　obviously　and　the　grain　size　is　decreased　at　1　200　℃.　The　tensile　results　show　that　the　solution　temperature　has　a　little　effect　on　the　tensile　strength,　which　has　the　highest　value　of　780　MPa　at　1　050　℃,　while　has　a　great　influence　on　the　elongation,　which　has　the　highest　value　of　39.98%　at　1　200　℃.　The　polarization　curve　test　shows　that　the　alloy　has　the　desirable　corrosion　resistance　at　1　150　℃,where　the　value　of　corrosion　current　density　reaches　6.637　μA•cm-2.　©　2019,　Journal　Office　of　Special　Casting　and　Nonferrous　Alloys.　All　right　reserved.