The invention relates to a preparation method of a material suitable for a 
diesel engine cylinder cover. The preparation method of the material suitable for the 
diesel engine cylinder cover comprisesthe following steps of (1) adopting steel scraps and 
foundry return as furnace charges, sequentially adding into an 
intermediate frequency furnace, melting to obtain molten iron, and adding a 
petroleum coke carburant when the temperature of the molten iron reaches to 1400 DEG C; (2) when the temperature of the molten iron reaches to 1530 to 1560 DEG C, adding ferro 
manganese nitride, uniformly stirring, and tapping after preserving heat for 8 to 12 minutes; (3) adding an inoculator into a 
ladle for the first time, starting 
inoculation treatment for the second time when the molten iron in the 
ladle accounts for one third of the tapping amount, and adding a 
metal-
stream inoculation agent for the third time in the molten iron pouring process; and (4) adopting a sand-lined 
metal mold 
casting mold for pouring to obtain a gray 
cast iron material suitable for the 
diesel engine cylinder cover. According to the preparation method of the material suitable for the diesel engine cylinder cover provided by the invention, through adding a 
nitrogen element, reducing the 
alloy element content, improving the 
inoculation times and combining a sand-lined 
metal mold process for 
casting, so that the 
mechanical property and the strength of the 
gray iron material are remarkably improved, and the 
cracking problem caused by low material strength and heat fatigue of the diesel engine cylinder cover at present are solved.