EXHIBIT 99.1




                            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 SIFCO Industries, Inc. ("Company") on
Form 10-Q/A for the period ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("Report"), I, Frank A. Cappello,
Vice President--Finance and Chief Financial Officer 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 results of operations of the Company.



                                              /s/  Frank A. Cappello
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                                                   Frank A. Cappello
                                                   Vice President -Finance and
                                                   Chief Financial Officer
                                                   May 20, 2003

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