Disclosed is a metal fiber yarn, which is used to produce a membrane for a surface combustion burner having a wide combustion range and high porosity, a fabric produced using the metal fiber yarn, a method for manufacturing the fabric, and the membrane for the surface combustion burner using the fabric. Having a length of 0.45-0.6 m/g and a torsion ratio of 1-9 turns/m, the metal fiber yarn comprises 50-100 unidirectionally oriented metal fibers, which are produced by combing randomly oriented metal fibers manufactured by a melt extraction method. The membrane has uniform combustion efficiency, a wide combustion range, and high porosity.