Exhibit 3.1.11

                            CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT

                                       OF

                            ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION

                                       OF

                              UCAR COMPOSITES INC.

We, Erick R. Asmussen, the Vice President and Karen G. Narwold, the Secretary of
UCAR Composites Inc., a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws
of the State of California, do hereby certify that:

1.   That they are the Vice President and Secretary, respectively, of UCAR
     Composites Inc., a California corporation.

2.   That the name of the corporation is: UCAR Composites Inc.

3.   That an amendment to the articles of incorporation of this corporation has
     been approved by the Board of Directors.

4.   The amendment so approved by the Board of Directors is as follows:

Article I of the Articles of Incorporation of this corporation is amended to
read as follows:

The name of this corporation is UCAR Holdings V Inc.

5.   That the sole shareholder has adopted said amendment by written consent.
     That the wording of said amendment as approved by written consent of the
     sole shareholder is the same as that set forth above. That said written
     consent was signed by the holders of outstanding shares having not less
     than the minimum number of required votes of shareholders necessary to
     approve said amendment in accordance with Section 902 of the California
     Corporations Code.

6.   That the designation and the total number of outstanding shares entitled to
     vote on or give written consent to said amendment and the minimum
     percentage vote required of each class or series entitled to vote on or
     give written consent to said amendment for approva1 thereof are as follows:










 Designation          Number of shares            Minimum percentage
 ------------         outstanding entitled        vote required to
                      to vote or give written     approve
                      consent                     -------
                      -------

 Class A              800                         More than 50 percent
 Common Stock

7.   That the number of shares of each class which gave written consent in favor
     of said amendment equaled or exceeded the minimum percentage vote required
     of each class entitled to vote, as set forth above.

  Each of the undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the statements
  contained in the foregoing certificate are true and correct of their own
  knowledge.

  Date: July 21, 2003


                                   /s/ Erick R. Amussen
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                                   Erick R. Asmussen


                                   /s/ Karen G. Narwold
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                                   Karen G. Narwold