Exhibit 32.1

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 September 30, 2004 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Ronald E.
Weinberg, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President 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/ RONALD E. WEINBERG
---------------------------
Ronald E. Weinberg
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President

November 15, 2004

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.