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) August 2, 2004
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                          AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



              Ohio                        1-9967                 31-0258080
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(State or other jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (I.R.S. Employer
         Incorporation)                                      Identification No.)


7887 Washington Village Drive, Dayton, Ohio                       45459
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(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code        (937) 291-7000
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                                      Not Applicable
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                  (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets

On August 2, 2004,  Amcast  Industrial  Corporation  ("Amcast" or the "Company")
completed  the sale of most of the assets of its Flow Control  segment to a U.S.
subsidiary of the Dutch group Aalberts  Industries N.V.  (Amsterdam:  AALB). The
sale of the Flow Control  assets  includes the  businesses  of Elkhart  Plumbing
(Elkhart,  Indiana and  Fayetteville,  Arkansas),  Elkhart  Industrial  (Geneva,
Indiana),  and Amcast Industrial Ltd.  (Burlington,  Ontario).  Elkhart Plumbing
produces and markets a complete  line of wrot copper  fittings and markets brass
pipe fittings for use in residential,  commercial,  and industrial construction.
Elkhart Industrial  fabricates custom copper and aluminum tubular parts and cast
and fabricated  metal products for sale to original  equipment  manufacturers in
the transportation, construction, air conditioning and refrigeration industries.
Amcast  Industrial Ltd. is the Canadian  marketing  channel for the Flow Control
segment's manufacturing units. The Company received $56.4 million for the assets
sold, of which $53.8 million was used to reduce the Company's outstanding debt.

There is no material  relationship  between the Purchaser and the Company or any
affiliate, director, officer, or associate of the Company.

A copy of the Purchase Agreement is Exhibit 2.1 to this Report.


Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

     (a) Inapplicable

     (b) Pro forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)

          1)   Pro forma condensed  consolidated balance sheet of the Company as
               of May 30, 2004

          2)   Pro forma condensed statements of consolidated operations for the
               nine-month  period ended May 30, 2004,  and the fiscal year ended
               August 31, 2003.

          (c)  Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report

              2  Plan of Acquisition, Reorganization, Arrangement, Liquidation
                 or Succession.

               2.1  Asset Purchase  Agreement,  dated July 8, 2004, by and among
                    Aalberts  Industries U.S.  Holding Corp.,  Elkhart  Products
                    Corporation,   and  Elkhart   Products,   Ltd.   and  Amcast
                    Industrial  Corporation,  Elkhart Products Corporation,  and
                    Amcast  Industrial  Ltd. As permitted  by Item  601(b)(2) of
                    Regulation  S-K, the  schedules  attached to the above Asset
                    Purchase  Agreement  are not being  filed  herewith.  Amcast
                    Industrial  Corporation  agrees  to  furnish  a copy  of the
                    schedules to the Commission upon request.

               2.2  Exhibits to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated July 8, 2004, by
                    and among Aalberts  Industries U.S.  Holding Corp.,  Elkhart
                    Products Corporation,  and Elkhart Products, Ltd. and Amcast
                    Industrial  Corporation,  Elkhart Products Corporation,  and
                    Amcast Industrial Ltd.



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                          Amcast Industrial Corporation
       Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Information (Unaudited)

The following  presents unaudited pro forma condensed  financial  information of
the Company, as adjusted to give effect to the sale of most of the assets of its
Flow Control segment (the "Divested  Companies").  The financial information for
Divested  Companies  has been  derived  from  the  financial  statements  of the
Company.  It is  intended  only for  presentation  of the  Company's  pro  forma
financial information. This data is presented for illustrative purposes only and
is not necessarily indicative of the financial position or results of operations
of the Company or Divested  Companies had the sale actually been  consummated as
of such  dates.  This  information  is not  indicative  of the future  financial
position or results of operations of the Company or Divested Companies.

This report on Form 8-K includes  "forward-looking  statements"  as that term is
defined  under the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of 1995 which are
subject to change  based on various  factors  and  uncertainties  that may cause
actual  results  to  differ  significantly  from  expectations.   As  such,  all
forward-looking  statements  should be analyzed with the  understanding of their
inherent uncertainty.



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                          Amcast Industrial Corporation
           Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet (Unaudited)
                               As of May 30, 2004
                                ($ in thousands)


                                                                          

                                                            Amcast                    Amcast
                                                          Industrial    Divested    Industrial
                                                         Corporation   Companies   Corporation
                                                          Historical   Historical   Pro Forma
                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
ASSETS

Current Assets
     Cash and cash equivalents                              $ 7,550          $ -      $ 7,550
     Accounts receivable                                     43,843       15,133       28,710
     Inventories                                             19,426        8,199       11,227
     Other current assets                                     5,548          521        5,027
                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total current assets from continuing operations              76,367       23,853       52,514

Assets of discontinued operations                                 -            -       54,902

                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total Current Assets                                         76,367       23,853      107,416

Property, Plant, and Equipment                              359,968       98,499      261,469
     Less accumulated depreciation                         (233,864)     (67,469)    (166,395)
                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Net Property, Plant, and Equipment                          126,104       31,030       95,074

Restricted Cash                                               6,000            -        6,000
Other Assets                                                 12,418           19        9,311

                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total Assets                                              $ 220,889     $ 54,902    $ 217,801
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

Current Liabilities
     Current portion of long-term debt                      $ 1,456          $ -      $ 1,456
     Accounts payable                                        26,557        6,442       20,115
     Accrued expenses                                        21,766        4,343       17,423
                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total current liabilities of continuing operations           49,779       10,785       38,994

Liabilities of discontinued operations                            -            -       13,928

                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total Current Liabilities                                    49,779       10,785       52,922

Long-Term Debt (less current portion)                       171,208            -      171,208
Deferred Liabilities                                         39,996        3,143       33,765
                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
                                                            211,204        3,143      204,973
Shareholders' Equity
     Common stock                                             9,696            -        9,696
     Capital in excess of stated value                       72,933            -       72,933
     Accum other comprehensive gains (losses)              (34,195)           -      (34,195)
     Retained Earnings                                      (84,041)      40,974      (84,041)
     Treasury Stock                                          (4,487)           -       (4,487)
                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total Shareholders' Equity                                  (40,094)      40,974      (40,094)

                                                         -----------  -----------  -----------
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity                $ 220,889     $ 54,902    $ 217,801
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                          Amcast Industrial Corporation
       Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Earnings (Unaudited)
                     For The Nine Months Ended May 30, 2004
                   ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                                            

                                                            Amcast                      Amcast
                                                          Industrial     Divested     Industrial
                                                         Corporation    Companies    Corporation
                                                          Historical    Historical    Pro Forma
                                                         ------------  ------------  ------------

Net sales                                                  $ 318,747      $ 88,742     $ 230,005

Cost of sales                                                280,447        72,687       207,760
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Gross Profit                                                  38,300        16,055        22,245

Selling, general and administrative expenses                  25,468        10,280        15,188
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Operating Income                                              12,832         5,775         7,057

Other (income) expense                                           (32)            1           (33)
Interest expense                                              11,240         2,987         8,253
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Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations,
  and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change                   1,624         2,787        (1,163)

Income taxes (benefit)                                           (40)           20           (60)

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Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations                     $ 1,664       $ 2,767      $ (1,103)
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Basic earnings (loss) per share - Continuing Operations                                  $ (0.12)
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Diluted earnings (loss) per share - Continuing Operations                                $ (0.12)
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Average number of shares outstanding- Basic                                                9,288
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Average number of shares outstanding- Diluted                                              9,291
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                          Amcast Industrial Corporation
       Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Statement Of Earnings (Unaudited)
                       For The Year Ended August 31, 2003
                   ($ in thousands, except per share amounts)


                                                                            

                                                            Amcast                      Amcast
                                                          Industrial     Divested     Industrial
                                                         Corporation    Companies    Corporation
                                                          Historical    Historical    Pro Forma
                                                         ------------  ------------  ------------

Net sales                                                  $ 423,920      $ 96,241     $ 327,679

Cost of sales                                                373,329        77,157       296,172
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Gross Profit                                                  50,591        19,084        31,507

Selling, general and administrative expenses                  37,320        14,765        22,555
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Operating Income                                              13,271         4,319         8,952

Other (income) expense                                          (691)           20          (711)
Interest expense                                              15,142         3,997        11,145
                                                         ------------  ------------  ------------

Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes, Discontinued Operations,
  and Cumulative Effect of Accounting Change                  (1,180)          302        (1,482)

Income taxes (benefit)                                          (482)          180          (662)

                                                         ------------  ------------  ------------
Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations                      $ (698)        $ 122        $ (820)
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Basic earnings (loss) per share - Continuing Operations                                  $ (0.09)
                                                                                     ============

Diluted earnings (loss) per share - Continuing Operations                                $ (0.09)
                                                                                     ============


Average number of shares outstanding- Basic                                                8,948
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Average number of shares outstanding- Diluted                                              8,948
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   Notes to Pro Forma Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Variance  of  $3,088  between  total  assets of  Amcast  Industrial  Corporation
Historical and Amcast Industrial  Corporation Pro Forma balance sheets is due to
the Divested Companies share of long-term deferred taxes. The Divested Companies
share of Amcast's long-term deferred taxes are recorded in deferred  liabilities
on the Divested Companies balance sheet,  however this amount is part of a total
deferred  tax  asset,  recorded  in  other  assets,  on  the  Amcast  Industrial
Corporation Historical balance sheet.



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                               S I G N A T U R E S

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

                                                 AMCAST INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION


Date:  August 13, 2004                           By: /s/ Francis J. Drew
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                                                     Francis J. Drew
                                                     Vice President, Finance and
                                                     Chief Financial Officer