EX-23.1
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 333-152375 on
Form S-3, the Registration Statement No. 333-139790 on Amendment No. 2 to Form S-4, and
Registration Statement Nos. 333-133204, 333-136290, and 333-147226 on Form S-8 of Reliance Steel &
Aluminum Co. of our reports dated February 27, 2009, with respect to the consolidated balance sheet
of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008, and the related
consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended,
and the 2008 information included in the related financial statement schedule, and the
effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2008, which reports
appear in the December 31, 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K of Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
/s/ KPMG LLP
Los Angeles, California
February 27, 2009
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