EXHIBIT 32.1

                           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 RTI International Metals, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2004 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),
I, Timothy G. Rupert, Chief Executive 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:

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

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

November 9, 2004

       /s/ TIMOTHY G. RUPERT
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          Timothy G. Rupert
       Chief Executive Officer

     * This certification is made solely for the purposes of 18 U.S.C. Section
       1350, subject to the knowledge standard contained therein, and not for
       any other purpose.