EXHIBIT 23.1

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

  We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement No. 333-75451 of AK Steel Corporation and No. 333-
75451-01 of AK Steel Holding Corporation on Form S-4 of our report dated
January 20, 1999, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of AK Steel
Holding Corporation for the year ended December 31, 1998, and to the reference
to us under the heading "Experts" in the Prospectus, which is part of such
Registration Statement.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Cincinnati, Ohio

August 2, 1999