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 March 31, 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.

May 7, 2004

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