Materion (MTRN) 10-Q 2007 Q2 Quarterly report

Exhibit 32.1

Certification Pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
As Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, in connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. (the “Company”) for the quarter ended June 29, 2007, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), each of the undersigned officers of the Company certifies, that, to such officer’s knowledge:

1. The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m or
78o(d)), and

2. The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company as of the dates and for the periods expressed in the Report.

Dated: August 6, 2007

/s/ Richard J. Hipple  

Richard J. Hipple 

Chairman of the Board, President and Chief
                    Executive Officer 

/s/ John D. Grampa  

John D. Grampa 

Senior Vice President Finance and
Chief Financial Officer