Exhibit 23


     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the
registration statements of Aluminum Company of America on
Form S-8 (Registration Nos. 33-22346, 33-24846 and 33-49109)
and Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 33-877 and 33-49997) of our
reports dated January 11, 1995 on our audits of the
consolidated financial statements and financial statement
schedule of Aluminum Company of America and consolidated
subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 and for each
of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994,
which reports are incorporated by reference or included in
this Form 10-K.


                                /s/COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.
                                   COOPERS & LYBRAND L.L.P.


600 Grant Street
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 14, 1995

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