This stent is a self-expandable stent constituted of an Ni—Ti base alloy or Co—Cr base alloy and formed into a cylindrical shape with mesh openings. The stent has been configured so that the Af point is 22-26° C., the stress-displacement curve has a yield point, and the crystal grains in a cross-section of the stent have an average cross-sectional area, as determined by the area fraction method, of 0.2-50 μm2.