EXHIBIT 23.1
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-8 No. 33-38176) pertaining to Amcast Industrial Corporation 401(k)
Salary Deferral Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees - Plan 2 of our report dated
June 23, 2000 with respect to the financial statements and schedules of Amcast
Industrial Corporation 401(k) Salary Deferral Plan for Bargaining Unit Employees
- Plan 2 included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December
31, 1999.
/S/ BATTELLE & BATTELLE LLP
Dayton, Ohio
June 23, 2000
