EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SIFCO Industries, Inc. ("Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("Report"), I, Jeffrey P. Gotschall,
Chairman of the Board and 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 results of operations of the Company.

                                                /s/ Jeffrey P. Gotschall
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                                                    Jeffrey P. Gotschall
                                                    Chairman of the Board and
                                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                                    August 4, 2003

Note: A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to SIFCO Industries, Inc. and will
be retained by SIFCO Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

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