EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.                      Title                             Page
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 2.               Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization,
                  Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession

     A.            Agreement and Plan of Merger dated 
                   January 6, 1997, by and among Dynamet
                   Incorporated, Shareholders of Dynamet
                   Incorporated and Carpenter is 
                   incorporated herein by reference to 
                   Exhibit 1 to Carpenter's Current 
                   Report on Form 8-K filed on 
                   March 27, 1997.

 3.               Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws        

     A.            Restated Certificate of Incorporation
                   is incorporated herein by reference 
                   to Exhibit 3A of Carpenter's 1987
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     B.            By-Laws, amended as of December 5, 1996, 
                   are incorporated herein by reference to 
                   Exhibit 3B of Carpenter's 1996 Annual 
                   Report on Form 10-K and to Exhibit 3 of 
                   Carpenter's Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 
                   for the quarter ended December 31, 1996.

 4.               Instruments Defining Rights of Security
                  Holders, Including Indentures

     A.            Restated Certificate of Incorporation 
                   and By-Laws set forth in Exhibit Nos. 
                   3A and 3B, above.  

     B.            Rights Agreement relating to Rights 
                   distributed to holders of Carpenter's 
                   Stock, amended as of April 23, 1996, 
                   is incorporated by reference to 
                   Carpenter's Current Report on Form 8-K 
                   filed May 3, 1996.                              

     C.            Section 5.8 of the Note Agreement dated           E-7
                   August 1, 1988 with respect to the 
                   issuance of $9,000,000 9.89% Senior 
                   Notes, Series A due August 23, 1994 and
                   $21,000,000 10.45% Senior Notes, 
                   Series B due May 15, 1999 by and among 
                   Carpenter and certain financial institu-
                   tions identified therein which impose 
                   certain restrictions on dividend payments 
                   by Carpenter, the relevant portions of 
                   which are attached hereto.


     
     D.            Certificate of Designation, Preferences 
                   and Rights of the Series A Convertible 
                   Preferred Stock is incorporated herein 
                   by reference to Exhibit No. 3.1 to 
                   Carpenter's Form 8-K Current Report dated 
                   September 6, 1991.   

     E.            Indenture related to Carpenter's 
                   $100,000,000 of 9.0% Sinking Fund 
                   Debentures due 2022 is incorporated 
                   herein by reference to Exhibit No. 4A 
                   to Carpenter's Form 10-Q Quarterly 
                   Report for the quarter ended March 31, 
                   1992.

     F.            Carpenter's Registration Statement 
                   No. 33-51613, as filed on Form S-3 on 
                   January 6, 1994, with respect to its 
                   Medium Term Note Program for issuance 
                   of unsecured debt up to $100,000,000 
                   and the Prospectus and Prospectus 
                   Supplement, both dated and filed 
                   June 14, 1994, with respect thereto 
                   are incorporated by reference.

     G.            Indenture dated January 12, 1994, 
                   between Carpenter and Morgan Guaranty 
                   Trust Company of New York, as Trustee,
                   related to Carpenter's $100,000,000 of 
                   unsecured medium term notes registered 
                   under Registration No. 33-51613 is 
                   incorporated by reference to Carpenter's
                   Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
                   period ended December 31, 1993.

     H.            Carpenter's Registration Statement 
                   No. 33-54045 as filed on Form S-8 on 
                   June 8, 1994, with respect to its 
                   Stock-Based Incentive Compensation 
                   Plan is incorporated by reference.

     I.            Pricing Supplements Nos. 1 and 2, dated 
                   August 8, 1994, as filed on August 9, 
                   1994, to Registration No. 33-51613 with 
                   respect to issuance of $15,000,000 of 
                   debt under Carpenter's $100,000,000 
                   Medium Term Note Program is incorporated 
                   by reference.

     J.            Pricing Supplements Nos. 3 and 4, 
                   dated September 12, 1994, as filed on 
                   September 13, 1994 to Registration 
                   No. 33-51613 with respect to issuance of
                   $15,000,000 of debt under Carpenter's
                   $100,000,000 Medium Term Note Program 
                   is incorporated by reference.


     
     K.            Pricing Supplement No. 5 dated September 21, 
                   1994 as filed on September 22, 1994 to 
                   Registration No. 33-51613 with respect to 
                   the issuance of $10,000,000 of debt under 
                   Carpenter's $100,000,000 Medium Term Note 
                   Program is incorporated by reference.

     L.            Pricing Supplement No. 6 dated October 5,
                   1994 as filed on October 6, 1994 to 
                   Registration No. 33-51613 with respect to 
                   issuance of $10,000,000 of debt under 
                   Carpenter's $100,000,000 Medium Term Note
                   Program is incorporated by reference.

     M.            Pricing Supplements Nos. 7 and 8 dated
                   June 15, 1995 as filed on June 19, 1995
                   to Registration No. 33-51613 with respect
                   to issuance of $30,000,000 of debt under
                   Carpenter's $100,000,000 Medium Term
                   Note Program is incorporated by reference. 

10.               Material Contracts

     A.            Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executive 
                   Officers, amended as of April 23, 1996, is 
                   incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 
                   No. 10A to Carpenter's 1996 Annual Report on
                   Form 10-K.

     B.            Management and Officers Capital Appre-
                   ciation Plan, an Incentive Stock Option 
                   Plan, amended as of August 9, 1990, is 
                   incorporated herein by reference to 
                   Exhibit No. 10B to Carpenter's 1990 
                   Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     C.            Incentive Stock Option Plan for                 
                   Officers and Key Employees, amended 
                   as of August 9, 1990, is incorporated 
                   herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10C 
                   to the Company's 1990 Annual Report on 
                   Form 10-K.
                
     D.            Directors Retirement Plan is incorporated
                   herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10E to 
                   Carpenter's 1983 Annual Report on Form 
                   10-K.  

     E.            Deferred Compensation Plan for 
                   Nonmanagement Directors of Carpenter 
                   Technology Corporation, amended as of 
                   December 7, 1995, is incorporated 
                   herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10E
                   to Carpenter's 1996 Annual Report on 
                   Form 10-K.


     
     F.            Deferred Compensation Plan for Corporate        E-9
                   and Division Officers of Carpenter 
                   Technology Corporation, amended as of 
                   April 1, 1997, in the form attached
                   hereto.
                   
     G.            Executive Annual Compensation Plan,             E-20
                   amended as of July 1, 1997, in the 
                   form attached hereto.                      

     H.            Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan For 
                   Non-Employee Directors, as amended, is
                   incorporated herein by reference to 
                   Appendix A of Carpenter's 1997 Proxy
                   Statement.

     I.            Officers' Supplemental Retirement Plan 
                   of Carpenter Technology Corporation is 
                   incorporated herein by reference to 
                   Exhibit 10I to Carpenter's 1990 Annual 
                   Report on Form 10-K.

     J.            Trust Agreement between Carpenter and           E-28
                   the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated       
                   September 11, 1990 as amended and 
                   restated on May 1, 1997, in the form 
                   attached hereto, relating in part to the
                   Supplemental Retirement Plan for Executive
                   Officers, Deferred Compensation Plan for
                   Corporate and Division Officers and the
                   Officers' Supplemental Retirement Plan of
                   Carpenter Technology Corporation set 
                   forth in Exhibits 10A, 10F and 10I above.

     K.            Carpenter Technology Corporation 
                   Employee Stock Ownership Plan, effective 
                   as of September 6, 1991, is incorporated 
                   herein by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 
                   to Carpenter's Form 8-K Current Report 
                   dated September 6, 1991.
              
     L.            Carpenter Technology Corporation Employee
                   Stock Ownership Plan Trust Agreement 
                   dated September 6, 1991, between 
                   Carpenter and State Street Bank and Trust 
                   Company, not in its individual capacity, 
                   but solely in its capacity as the Trustee, 
                   is incorporated herein by reference to 
                   Exhibit No. 10.2 to Carpenter's Form 
                   8-K Current Report dated September 6, 
                   1991.



     
     M.            Stock Purchase Agreement dated 
                   September 6, 1991, between Carpenter 
                   and State Street Bank and Trust Company, 
                   not in its individual capacity, but 
                   solely in its capacity as the Trustee, 
                   is incorporated herein by reference 
                   to Exhibit No. 10.3 to Carpenter's 
                   Form 8-K Current Report dated 
                   September 6, 1991.

     N.            Stock Subscription and Investment               E-55
                   Agreement as amended and restated 
                   effective January 1, 1997, by and 
                   among Walsin Lihwa Corporation and 
                   Carpenter in the form attached 
                   hereto. 

     O.            Indemnification Agreements, entered 
                   into between Carpenter and each of the 
                   directors and the following executive 
                   officers: Robert W. Cardy, Dennis M. 
                   Draeger, G. Walton Cottrell, Nicholas F. 
                   Fiore, Robert W. Lodge and John R. Welty
                   are incorporated by reference to the form
                   attached to Carpenter's 1993 Form 10-K.

     P.            Stock-Based Incentive Compensation Plan 
                   for Officers and Key Employees, amended 
                   as of June 27, 1996, is incorporated 
                   herein by reference to Appendix A to 
                   the 1996 Proxy Statement.

     Q.            Stock Purchase Agreement dated 
                   July 28, 1993, between Carpenter 
                   Technology Corporation, Carpenter 
                   Investments, Inc. and the shareholders 
                   of Aceros Fortuna, S.A. de C.V. and 
                   Movilidad Moderna, S.A. de C.V. with 
                   respect to the purchase of all the 
                   capital stock of Aceros Fortuna and 
                   Movilidad Moderna is incorporated by 
                   reference to Exhibit 1 to Carpenter's 
                   Form 8-K Current Report dated 
                   July 28, 1993.

     R.            Distribution Agreement dated 
                   January 12, 1994 among Carpenter, 
                   CS First Boston Corporation and 
                   J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. is 
                   incorporated by reference to 
                   Exhibit 1 to Carpenter's 
                   Registration Statement No. 33-51613.





     
     S.            Special Severance Agreements entered
                   into between Carpenter and each of
                   the following executive officers: 
                   Robert W. Cardy, Dennis M. Draeger, 
                   G. Walton Cottrell, Nicholas F. Fiore, 
                   Robert W. Lodge, and John R. Welty 
                   are incorporated herein by reference 
                   to the form attached to Carpenter's
                   1995 Form 10-K.

     T.            Trust Agreement between Carpenter               E-83
                   and the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 
                   dated December 7, 1990 as amended and 
                   restated on May 1, 1997, in the form 
                   attached hereto, relating in part to 
                   the Directors' Retirement Plan and 
                   the Deferred Compensation Plan for 
                   Nonmanagement Directors set forth in 
                   Exhibits 10D and 10E above.

11.               Statement re Computation of Per Share            E-108
                  Earnings

12.               Statement re Computations of Ratios              E-110

23.               Consent of Experts and Counsel                   E-111
                  Consent of Independent Accountants

24.               Powers of Attorney                               E-112

                   Powers of Attorney in favor of
                   G. Walton Cottrell or John R. Welty.

27.               Financial Data Schedule                          E-127

99.               Additional Exhibits

                   1997 Proxy Statement, submitted to the
                   SEC via Edgar