EX-3
                                Exhibit 23.1






Consent of Independent Auditors'

The Board of Directors
Airgas, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
33-39433, 33-39325, 33-48388, 33-57893, 33-61301, 33-63201, 33-64633 and 
33-61899) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 33-25419, 33-21780, 33-33954, 33-64056,
33-64058, 33-64112 and 33-64114) on Form S-8 of Airgas, Inc. of our report
dated May 9, 1996, relating to the consolidated balance sheets of Airgas, Inc.
and subsidiaries as of March 31, 1996 and 1995, and the related consolidated
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity, and cash flows and related
schedule for each of the years in the three-year period ended March 31, 1996,
which report is included in the March 31, 1996 Annual Report on Form 10-K of
Airgas, Inc.  


KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 10, 1996