The invention relates to a material of the cylinder body of a pneumatic actuating mechanism and a preparation method thereof. The material is composed of the following components in percentage by weight: 0.4 to 0.7% of Fe, 1 to 2.5% of Cu, 0.6 to 1.0% of Mg, 0.15 to 0.2% of Mn, 1 to 2% of Ni, 1.5 to 2.5% of Zn, 0.4 to 0.6% of B2O3, 1.5 to 2.5% of SiO2, 1 to 3% of TiC, and the balance being Al. The cylinder body is prepared by the following steps of blank preparation, blank pretreatment, mould pretreatment, forging and stamping, and moulding. The prepared cylinder body has the characteristics of high hardness, good corrosion resistant performance, little thermal expansion coefficient, low friction index, and high wear resistant performance. At the same time, the manufacture technology is improved to enable the cylinder body to have a good mechanical performance.