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, 33-49109, 33-60305 
and 33-00033) and Form S-3 (Registration Nos. 33-877, 33-49997, 
33-60045 and 33-64353) of our reports dated January 8, 1997 on 
our audits of the consolidated financial statements and 
financial statement schedule of Aluminum Company of America and
consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 1996 and 1995 and
for each of the three years in the period ended December 31,
1996, which reports are incorporated by reference or included 
in this Form 10-K.

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


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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 11, 1997