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
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Ernst & Young LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
January 29, 2001