EXHIBIT INDEX
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 2.        Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization,
           Arrangement, Liquidation or Succession

     A.      Agreement and Plan of Merger among
             Carpenter Technology Corporation,
             Score Acquisition Corp. and Talley
             Industries, Inc. dated September 25,
             1997 is incorporated herein by 
             reference to Exhibit (c)(1) to 
             Schedule 14d-1 relating to Talley
             Industries, Inc. filed on October 2,
             1997 by Carpenter and Score 
             Acquisition Corp.

     B.      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.      Carpenter's Registration Statement 
             No. 333-44757, as filed on Form S-3 on 
             January 22, 1998, and amended on 
             February 13, 1998, with respect to  
             issuance of Common Stock and unsecured
             debt is incorporated herein by reference.



     C.      Prospectus, dated February 13, 1998 and                     
             Prospectus Supplement, dated March 31, 1998,
             File No. 333-44757, with respect to issuance
             Of $198,000,000 of Medium Term Notes 
             are incorporated by reference.

     D.      Indenture dated January 12, 1994, 
             between Carpenter and U.S. Bank
             Trust National Association, formerly
             known as First Trust of New York,
             National Association, as successor
             Trustee to Morgan Guaranty Trust 
             Company of New York, related to 
             Carpenter's I) $100,000,000 of 
             unsecured medium term notes registered 
             on Registration Statement No. 33-51613 
             and ii) $198,000,000 of unsecured
             medium term notes registered on 
             Registration Statement No. 333-44757 
             is incorporated by reference to 
             Carpenter's Report on Form 10-Q for 
             the quarterly period ended 
             December 31, 1993.

     E.      Forms of Fixed Rate and Floating Rate
             Medium-Term Note, Series B are 
             incorporated by reference to Exhibit 20
             to Carpenter's Current Report on Form 
             8-K filed on April 15, 1998.

     F.      Pricing Supplements No. 1 through 25 
             dated and filed from April 2, 1998 to 
             June 11, 1998, supplements to Prospectus 
             dated February 13, 1998 and Prospectus 
             Supplement dated March 31, 1998, File No.
             333-44757 with respect to issuance of
             $198,000,000 of Medium Term Notes are
             incorporated herein 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            
             and Division Officers of Carpenter 
             Technology Corporation, amended as of 
             April 1, 1997, is incorporated by
             reference to Exhibit E-9 to Carpenter's 1997                
             Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     G.      Executive Annual Compensation Plan,                 
             amended as of July 1, 1997 is 
             incorporated by reference to Exhibit       
             E-20 to Carpenter's 1997 Annual 
             Report on Form 10-K.

     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               
             the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., dated 
             September 11, 1990 as amended and 
             restated on May 1, 1997, 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 is
             incorporated by reference to Exhibit
             E-28 to Carpenter's 1997 Annual Report
             Form 10-K.


     K.      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.

     L.      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.

     M.      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.

     N.      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.

     O.      Trust Agreement between Carpenter 
             and the Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., 
             dated December 7, 1990 as amended and 
             restated on May 1, 1997, relating in 
             part to the Directors' Retirement Plan
             and the Deferred Compensation Plan for
             Nonmanagement Directors, is
             incorporated by reference to 
             Exhibit E-83 to Carpenter's 1997
             Annual Report on Form 10-K.

     P.      Underwriting Agreement dated March 10, 1998
             between Carpenter and J.P. Morgan
             Securities Inc.; Credit Suisse First
             Boston Corporation; Bear, Stearns &
             Co. Inc. and Paine Webber Incorporated is 
             incorporated herein by reference to
             Carpenter's Form 8-K/A filed on 
             March 19, 1998.


     Q.      Distribution Agreement dated 
             March 31, 1998 between Carpenter and 
             Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation 
             and J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. is 
             incorporated by reference to 
             Exhibit 1 to Carpenter's Current Report
             on Form 8-K filed on April 15, 1998.

12.        Computations of Ratios of Earnings to        
           Fixed Charges                               E-6       

23.        Consent of Experts and Counsel                   
             Consent of Independent Accountants        E-7

24.        Powers of Attorney                        

             Powers of Attorney in favor of        
             G. Walton Cottrell or John R. Welty.      E-8

27.        Financial Data Schedule                     E-15

99.        Additional Exhibits
             Agreement to Furnish Debt Instruments     E-16