The invention discloses a nickel-chromium-plated steel band for a battery steel shell. The steel band comprises the following chemical components in percentage by weight: 0.15 to 0.20 percent of C, 0.2 to 0.4 percent of Si, 0.5 to 0.7 percent of Mn, 0.01 to 0.02 percent of Als, 0.05 to 0.08 percent of Ti, less than or equal to 0.03 percent of P, less than or equal to 0.01 percent of S, 0.3 to 0.5 percent of Ni, 0.7 to 0.9 percent of Nb, less than or equal to 0.015 percent of N, less than or equal to 0.006 percent of O and the rest of Fe and unavoidable impurities, wherein the thickness of a chromium layer is 1.5 to 2.5 mu m; a solution for preparing the chromium layer comprises 600 to 620 g/L anhydrous chromic anhydride, 20 to 25 ml/L hydrochloric acid and the rest of water; the thickness of a nickel layer is 6 to 8 mu m; and a solution for preparing the nickel layer comprises 560 to 600 g/L nickel aminosulfonate, 12 to 14 g/L nickel chloride, 35 to 45 g/L boric acid and the rest of water.