EXHIBIT 23.1


                     CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

As independent public accounts, we hereby consent to the incorporation by
reference in this registration statement of our report dated February 5, 1997
included in Dynamic Materials Corporation's Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 and to all references to our firm included in this
registration statement.

/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP

Denver, Colorado,
    May 9, 1997.