EXHIBIT 23.01
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EXHIBIT 23.01
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated February 9, 2001, in the Registration Statement (Form
S-3, No. 333-62276) and related Prospectus of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. for
the registration of 6,325,000 shares of its common stock.
We also consent to the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated
February 9, 2001, with respect to the financial statement schedule of Reliance
Steel & Aluminum Co. for the years ended December 31, 2000, 1999, and 1998
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2000 filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Long Beach, California
June 12, 2001