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                                   EXHIBIT 23

                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8 No. 333-68583) pertaining to the Friction Products Co. Profit Sharing Plan,
the S.K. Wellman Retirement Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, the Helsel, Inc.
Employees' Retirement Plan, the Helsel, Inc. Employees' Savings and Investment
Plan and the Hawk Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan of our reports
dated June 22, 2001, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of
the Friction Products Co. Profit Sharing Plan, the S.K. Wellman Retirement
Savings and Profit Sharing Plan, the Helsel, Inc. Employees' Retirement Plan,
the Helsel, Inc. Employees' Savings and Investment Plan and the Hawk Corporation
401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K)
for the year ended December 31, 2000.

                                              /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP


Cleveland, Ohio
June 22, 2001