EXHIBIT 23.2







                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the
incorporation by reference in this Form S-8 registration statement of
our report dated February 24, 1995 included in Dynamic Materials
Corporation's Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1994 and to
all references to our firm included in this registration statement.




                                ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Denver, Colorado
  July 7, 1995