Exhibit 99.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


In connection with the Quarterly Report of Hawk Corporation (the "Company") on
Form 10-Q for the period ending June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Thomas A. Gilbride,
Vice President-Finance and Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:


(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and


(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and result of operations of the Company.


/s/ Thomas A. Gilbride

Vice President-Finance and Treasurer

August 14, 2002

This certification is made solely for the purpose of 18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
subject to the knowledge standard contained in that statute, and not for any
other purpose.


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