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                                                                    Exhibit 23.2

                         Consent of Independent Auditors
   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report on the consolidated financial statements of Hawk Corporation
dated March 20, 1998, in Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement (Form
S-1 No. 333-40535) and related Prospectus of Hawk Corporation for the
registration of 5,135,000 shares of its common stock.
    

   
    
                                                        /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
   
Cleveland, Ohio
April 21, 1998
    
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                         Consent of Independent Auditors
   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report on the financial statements of Sinterloy, Inc. dated August
22, 1997, in Amendment No. 5 to the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No.
333-40535) and related Prospectus of Hawk Corporation for the registration of 
5,135,000 shares of its common stock.
    

                                                      /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
   
Cleveland, Ohio
April 21, 1998
    

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                         Consent of Independent Auditors
   
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report on the consolidated financial statements of S.K. Wellman
Limited Inc. and Subsidiaries dated September 26, 1996, in Amendment No. 5 to 
the Registration Statement (Form S-1 No. 333-40535) and related Prospectus of 
Hawk Corporation for the registration of 5,135,000 shares of its common stock.
    


                                                   /s/ Ernst & Young LLP
   
Cleveland, Ohio
April 21, 1998