EXHIBIT 21
                                
                                
                         PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES
                                
                                
                                                Jurisdiction in Which
       Name of Subsidiary                     Organized or Incorporated
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Hertel Cutting Technologies Inc.                Tennessee, United States
Kennametal Australia Pty. Ltd.                  Australia
Kennametal Foreign Sales Corporation            Barbados
Kennametal Hertel AG                            Germany
Kennametal Ltd.                                 Ontario, Canada
Kennametal GTS Pte. Ltd.                        Singapore
J&L America Inc.                                Michigan, United States
Kennametal Hertel G.m.b.H.                      Germany