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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                        Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Annual Report (Form 10-K)
of Amcast Industrial Corporation and subsidiaries of our report dated October
10, 1995, included in the 1995 Annual Report to Shareholders of Amcast
Industrial Corporation.

Our audits also included the financial statement schedule of Amcast Industrial
Corporation listed in item 14(a). This schedule is the responsibility of the
Company's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion based on our
audits. In our opinion, the financial statement schedule referred to above,
when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole,
present fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also consent to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement Number 33-2876 on Form S-8 dated November 27,
1987, in Registration Statement Number 33-18690 on Form S-8 dated December 21,
1987, in Registration Statement Number 33-28084 on Form S-8 dated April 11,
1989, in Registration Statement Number 33-28080 on Form S-8 dated April 11,
1989, in Registration Statement Number 33-38176 on Form S-8 dated December 20,
1990, in Registration Statement Number 33-28075 on Form S-3 dated April 11,
1989, and in Registration Statement Number 33-61290 on Form S-8 dated April 19,
1993, of our report dated October 10, 1995, with respect to the consolidated
financial statements incorporated herein by reference, and our report included
in the preceding paragraph with respect to the financial statement schedule
included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) of Amcast Industrial Corporation and
subsidiaries.


                                                /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
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Dayton, Ohio
November 17, 1995








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