EXHIBIT 23.1

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                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement
(Form S-8 No.  33-38176)  pertaining  to Amcast  Industrial  Corporation  401(k)
Salary  Deferral Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees - Plan 2 of our report dated
June 23, 2000 with respect to the financial  statements  and schedules of Amcast
Industrial Corporation 401(k) Salary Deferral Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
- - Plan 2 included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended  December
31, 1999.

                                        /S/ BATTELLE & BATTELLE LLP

Dayton, Ohio
June 23, 2000