EXHIBIT 23.1

                       Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (No. 33-13511) of Universal Stainless & Alloy Products,
Inc. of our report dated September 28, 2000 relating to the financial statements
of the 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, which appears in this Form 11-K.


/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
September 28, 2000