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                                                                   EXHIBIT 99.2


                            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 for the period ended March 31, 2003 as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof ("Report"), I, Jeffrey P. Gotschall,
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive 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/  Jeffrey P. Gotschall
                                     ---------------------------------
                                     Jeffrey P. Gotschall
                                     Chairman of the Board and
                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                     May 20, 2003





Note: A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to SIFCO Industries, Inc. and will
be retained by SIFCO Industries, Inc. and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.


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