The invention relates to a
nickel-based
welding electrode which comprises the following component by weight percent (wt%): 50.0-68.0% of Ni, 18.0-23.0% of Cr, 6.0-11.0% of Mo, 3.0-6.0% of Nb, 2.50-9.00% of Fe, 0.01-0.1% of C, 0.10-1.00% of Mn, 0.010-0.10% of Si, 0.015% of S or less, 0.015% of P or less, 0.01-0.10% of Cu, 0.003-0.010% of Co and the balance of impurities. The coat of the
nickel-based
welding electrode comprises the following components by weight percent of the
welding core: 12-18% of marble, 10-15% of
fluorite, 12-18% of
barium carbonate, 5.0-6.4% of
rutile, 3.5-5.0% of
ferroniobium, 3.3-4.5 of
chromium metal powder, 0.45-0.65% of
sodium carbonate, 0.45-0.65% of electrolytic
manganese and 1.3-1.8% of
zircon sand, and the adhesion agent is 10-20% of the total weight of the power. The
nickel-based welding
electrode is prepared by mixing, wrapping mixture on the welding core and baking at low and high temperature. The nickel-based welding electrode disclosed by the invention is used for nickel-
chromium-
molybdenum alloy steel welding, ensures that the excellent mechanical properties, the excellent
corrosion resistance, the excellent thermal
crack resistance and the hightensile strength of the welding seam match with those of the base material, has good
welding process performance, guarantees attractive molding and can be used for the welding of the steel (with 9% of Ni) working at low temperature.