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                                                                    EXHIBIT 32.1

                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                   PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

In connection with the Quarterly Report of SIFCO Industries, Inc. ("Company") on
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended December 31, 2004 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
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                                             Jeffrey P. Gotschall
                                             Chairman of the Board and
                                             Chief Executive Officer
                                             February 11, 2005

This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required
by such Act, be deemed filed by SIFCO Industries, Inc. for purposes of Section
18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Such
certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the
extent that SIFCO Industries, Inc. specifically incorporates it by reference.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 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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