The invention provides a material for casting an exhaust manifold. The material for casting the exhaust manifold is composed of the following chemical ingredients of, in percentage by mass, 0.2-0.6% of C, 1.2-2.6% of Si, 0.1-0.5% of Al, 0.1-0.3% of Mn, 20-24% of Cr, 22-26% of Ni, 0.6-0.8% of Mo, 0.7-1.1% of Ba, 4-7% of Ce, 0.9-1.6% of N, 1.5-1.9% of Nb, 0.02-0.05% of P, 0.11-0.16% of S, 5-7% of Ti, 6-8% of V and the balance ferrum. The material for casting the exhaust manifold has the beneficial effects that (1), an appropriate amount of alloying elements of chromium, nickel, molybdenum, nitrogen, aluminum and silicon and the like are added in the exhaust manifold material, and the abrasive resistance and oxidation corrosion resistance of final exhaust manifold products are improved and enhanced to a certain extent; (2), automobile exhaust manifolds fabricated by the material for casting the exhaust manifold have higher temperature bearing capacity and durability, the quality of products is improved, the service life of products is prolonged, and to some extent, the cost is also saved.