EXHIBIT 23.4
 
                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
   
  We hereby consent to the use in the Prospectus constituting part of this
Registration Statement on Amendment No. 6 to Form S-4 of Howmet Corporation of
our reports dated May 23, 1996 and May 15, 1996 relating to the financial
statements of Howmet SA and Ciral SNC, respectively, which appear in such
Prospectus. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts"
in such Prospectus.     
 
                                          /s/ Price Waterhouse
 
Paris, France
July 8, 1996