UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                             CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
                          TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 18, 2005

                       Allegheny Technologies Incorporated
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation

                1-12001                                   25-1792394
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        (Commission File Number)             (IRS Employer Identification No.)

      1000 PPG Place, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania                   15222-5479
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      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                   (Zip Code)

                                 (412) 394-2800
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

                                       N/A
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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On January 18, 2005,  Allegheny  Technologies  Incorporated  issued a press
release regarding its expected fourth quarter 2004 earnings. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (c)      Exhibits

                  99.1  Press Release dated January 18, 2005



                                    SIGNATURE
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         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                              ALLEGHENY TECHNOLOGIES INCORPORATED


                              By:    /s/ Jon D. Walton
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                                     Jon D. Walton
                                     Executive Vice President, Human Resources,
                                     Chief Legal and Compliance Officer,
                                     General Counsel and Corporate Secretary


Dated:  January 18, 2005



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Exhibit 99.1               Press Release dated January 18, 2005