EXHIBIT 23.2


                      CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


     We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement No. 333-29541, Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 on Form S-8 to Form
S-4, of our report dated February 5, 1997 with respect to the consolidated
financial statements of Durco International Inc. incorporated by reference
in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Dayton, Ohio
July 22, 1997