EX-3
                                Exhibit 23






Consent of Independent Auditors


The Board of Directors
Airgas, Inc.:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
33-39433, 33-48388, 33-57893, 33-61301, 33-61899, 33-63201, 33-64633, 333-
08113, 333-37863 and 333-46739) on Form S-3 and (Nos. 33-21780, 33-25419,
33-33954, 33-64056, 33-64058, 33-64112, 33-64114, 333-28261 and 333-42023) on
Form S-8 of Airgas, Inc. of our report dated May 13, 1998, relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of Airgas, Inc. and subsidiaries as of March 31,
1997 and 1996, and the related consolidated statements of earnings,
stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year
period ended March 31, 1998, and all related schedules, which report is
included in the March 31, 1998, Annual Report on Form 10-K of Airgas, Inc.  


KPMG Peat Marwick LLP


Philadelphia, PA
June 18, 1998