<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001209191-20-029312.txt : 20200514
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200514185119
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001209191-20-029312
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200512
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200514
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200514

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HARVEY J BRETT
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001241243

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12001
		FILM NUMBER:		20879822

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5704 E 118 ST
		CITY:			TULSA
		STATE:			OK
		ZIP:			74137

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001018963
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STEEL PIPE & TUBES [3317]
		IRS NUMBER:				251792394
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		1000 SIX PPG PLACE
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15222
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4123942800

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		100 SIX PPG PLACE
		CITY:			PITTSBURGH
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			15222

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ALLEGHENY TELEDYNE INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19960716
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            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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                <value>Common Stock, par value $0.10 per share</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Annual Director award under the Issuer's 2020 Incentive Plan as part of the Issuer's Director compensation program.  Includes 13,577 shares representing Mr. Harvey's annual director award and 7,637 shares that Mr. Harvey elected, in December 2019, to receive in lieu of a portion of his 2020 cash retainer.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Annual Director award granted under the Issuer's 2020 Incentive Plan as part of the Issuer's Director compensation program.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Shares withheld for payment of taxes in connection with the May 13, 2020 vesting of restricted stock granted in May 2019.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Represents the average of the high and low trading prices for one share of the Issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on May 13, 2020.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Elliot S. Davis, Attorney-in-Fact for J. Brett Harvey</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-05-14</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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