EXHIBIT 23.1

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" in Amendment
No. 2 to the registration statement (Form S-3 No. 333-114147) and related
prospectus of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. for the registration of shares of
its common stock and to the inclusion of our report dated January 28, 2004 and
incorporation by reference therein of our reports dated January 28, 2004 and
March 9, 2004, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and
schedule, respectively, of Brush Engineered Materials Inc. incorporated by
reference and included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                             /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
June 3, 2004