The invention relates to the technical field of heat treatment, in particular to an improvement and heat treatment process of a stainless steel 1.4740 material. Chemical components of the 1.4740 material are optimized through the process, the residual stress is eliminated, a crushing condition generated when a shell is vibrated is reduced, the structure is uniform, the hardness is controllable, the machining is facilitated, the annealing efficiency is improved, and the cost is reduced; and the stainless steel 1.4740 material comprises the following element contents of, in percentage, 0.3%-0.4%of C, 1%-1.5% of Si, less than or equal to 0.5% of Mn, less than or equal to 0.04% of P, less than or equal to 0.03% of S, 16%-17% of Cr, less than or equal to 0.5% of Ni and less than or equal to 0.5% of Mo. According to the improvement and heat treatment process of the stainless steel 1.4740 material, the to-be-treated stainless steel is subjected to normalizing treatment, the temperature is 850 DEG C-900 DEG C, heat preservation is carried out for 4.5-5.5 hours, the carbon potential in a furnace is 0.18, and when air cooling is directly carried out to 200 DEG C in the furnace, the stainless steel is discharged out of the furnace.