The invention relates to a low-cost steel-making process for manufacturing a flaw detection plate, which belongs to the technical field of steel-making operation processes. The technical scheme adopted by the process is as follows: (1), low-temperature tapping of a converter; (2) furnace slag washing; (3), ingredient high alumina control, ladle furnace (LF) deep deanlphurization, and atmosphere control; (4), fore-and-aft substantially rocking furnace; (5), slightly continuous casting pressing; (6), pouring descending order control; (7), casting blank stacking slow cooling; and (8), ensuring the thickness ratio of a casting blank and a steel plate to be greater than 8:1. The low-cost steel-making process has the advantages and benefits that the process is simple and convenient, saves a technical procedure of vacuum treatment, is a new way for preparing a low-cost flaw detection plate, has a more remarkable effect particularly aiming at products with thickness less than 30 mm, can reach a flaw detection qualified rate over 99 percent, achieves that the flaw detection plate is manufactured by utilizing a short refining process, and lowers manufacturing cost; and in addition, a single refining process route overcomes the defect of large difficulty of double refining manufacturing organization, greatly shortens the periods of the manufacturing organization and preparation, and achieves efficient production, and the process has higher application popularization value.