Exhibit 32.2



                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly  Report of Dynamic  Materials  Corporation (the
"Company")  on Form 10-Q for the period  ending  June 30, 2003 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Richard
A. Santa,  Vice President and Chief  Financial  Officer of the Company,  certify
pursuant to 18 U.S.C.  Section 1350,  as adopted  pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     (i)  The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     (ii) The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.





                                    /s/ Richard A. Santa
                                    -----------------------------
                                    Richard A. Santa
                                    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
                                    of Dynamic Materials Corporation


August 12, 2003