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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1


                            CERTIFICATION PUSRUANT 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 for the period ended June 30, 2002 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("Report"), I, Frank A. Cappello, Vice
President--Finance 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
                                          ----------------------
                                            Frank A. Cappello
                                          Vice President--Finance
                                             August 9, 2002




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