The invention belongs to the field of vibration control of building structures, and particularly relates to an energy dissipation brace for a composite steel plate. The energy dissipation brace comprises mounting plates, screw holes, arc-shaped energy dissipation steel plates, aluminum foam energy dissipation materials, reinforcing fixing plates, energy dissipation steel plates, locking nuts, coordination connecting reinforcing bars, internally-formed oval holes, main energy dissipation steel plates, energy dissipation ribs, steel hoops and end energy dissipation steel plates. The structure ofthe energy dissipation brace for the composite steel plate is formed by surrounding of the reinforcing fixing plates, the energy dissipation steel plates and the end energy dissipation steel plates;the energy dissipation ribs are arranged between the adjacent oval holes in the energy dissipation steel plates; the mounting plates are arranged at the two ends of the energy dissipation brace for the composite steel plate and connected with the reinforcing fixing plates; and the multiple screw holes are formed in the mounting plates at equal intervals. According to the energy dissipation brace for the composite steel plate, the plastic distribution of the structure is reasonable; the arranged arc-shaped energy dissipation steel plates, the energy dissipation steel plates and the main energydissipation steel plates are mutually coordinated and extruded to dissipate energy; and when the energy dissipation brace is used under the normal state, the overall rigidity of the building structurecan be improved, and during an earthquake, the energy dissipation brace can have good seismic performance, ductility and the hysteresis energy dissipation capacity.