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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.A
 
                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
 
     We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 1995, appearing on page 18
of RMI Titanium Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1994.
 
/S/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
 
PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP
PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
SEPTEMBER 28, 1995