CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to  the   incorporation  by  reference  in  the  Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 30, 1996  appearing on page 51 of the Annual Report to  Shareholders  of
Greenfield  Industries,  Inc.,  which is incorporated by reference in Greenfield
Industries,  Inc.'s Annual  Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December 31,
1995.  We also  consent to the  incorporation  by reference of our report on the
Financial Statement Schedule, which appears on page S-1 of such Annual Report on
Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
October 27, 1995,  which  appears on page six of the Current  Report on Form 8-K
dated January 12, 1996. We also consent to the reference to us under the heading
"Experts" in such Prospectus.




/s/ PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

   
St. Louis, Missouri
August 16, 1996