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EXHIBIT 23.2

Consent of Independent Auditors



The Board of Directors
Airgas, Inc.

We consent to incorporation by reference in the registration statement (No.
33-64114) on Form S-8 of Airgas, Inc. of our report dated February 16, 1996
relating to the statement of financial position of the Airgas, Inc. 1994
Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of December 31, 1995 and 1994, and the related
statement of changes in participants' equity for each of the years in the two-
year period ended December 31, 1995 which report is included in the December
31, 1995 Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Airgas, Inc. 1994 Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.



KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
March 11, 1996