Exhibit 23(i)

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement 
of Armco Inc. on Form S-8 of (1) our reports dated February 3, 1995 on the 
consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule of Armco 
Inc. and subsidiaries and (2) our report dated March 15, 1995 on the 
financial statements and financial statement schedules of Armco Financial 
Services Group - Companies to be Sold, appearing in or incorporated by 
reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Armco Inc. for the year ended 
December 31, 1994.

/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 11, 1996