Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated of our report dated January 24, 2000, included in the 1999 Annual Report to Stockholders of Allegheny Technologies Incorporated, for the year ended December 31, 1999. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP - ------------------------ Ernst & Young LLP Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania January 29, 2001