Exhibit 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We  hereby  consent  to the  incorporation  by  reference  in this  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 18, 2002,  except for Note 12,
which is as of February 14, 2002,  relating to the financial  statements,  which
appears in the 2001 Annual Report to Stockholders of Universal Stainless & Alloy
Products,  Inc.,  which is  incorporated  by reference in Universal  Stainless &
Alloy  Products,  Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended  December
31, 2001. We also consent to the  incorporation by reference of our report dated
January 18, 2002 relating to the financial statement schedule,  which appears in
such Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 27, 2002