EXHIBIT 23.1








                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS




The Board of Directors
Union Carbide Corporation



We consent to the incorporation by reference in each of the 
Registration Statements of Union Carbide Corporation on Form S-3 
(Nos. 33-26185, 33-55560 and 33-63412), and on Form S-8 
(Nos.2-90419, 33-22125, 33-38714 and 33-53573) of our reports 
dated January 19, 1995, relating to the consolidated balance 
sheets of Union Carbide Corporation and subsidiaries as of 
December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated 
statements of income, stockholders' equity and cash flows and 
related schedule for each of the years in the three-year period 
ended December 31, 1994, appearing and incorporated by reference, 
in the annual report on Form 10-K of Union Carbide Corporation 
for the year ended December 31, 1994.  Our reports refer to 
changes in accounting principles as described in Note 1 to the 
consolidated financial statements.




                                       KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP



Stamford, Connecticut
March 7, 1995