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


                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          (Amendment No. _____2_____)*

                    Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc
                    ----------------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
                                  ------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    91383710
                                    --------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                December 31, 1998
                                -----------------
             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

      Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which
this Schedule is filed:

                                [X] Rule 13d-1(b)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
                                [ ] Rule 13d-1(d)

  *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
  initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities,
  and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
  disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

  The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be
  deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
  Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
  the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
  the Notes).









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CUSIP No.  91383710                  13G               Page  2 of  4  Pages
                                                           
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  1  NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc.                    13-2673503
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  2  CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

                                                              (a) [ ]

                                                              (b) [ ]
     Not applicable                                                            
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  3  SEC USE ONLY

    
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  4  CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

     Delaware
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                    5   SOLE VOTING POWER

                        106,700

                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
   NUMBER OF        6   SHARED VOTING POWER
    SHARES
 BENEFICIALLY           336,700
   OWNED BY
     EACH        ---------------------------------------------------------------
   REPORTING        7   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    PERSON
     WITH               443,400
     
                 ---------------------------------------------------------------
                    8   SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                        0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   9  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

      443,400
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  10  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
      SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

      Not applicable
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  11  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

      7.02%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  12  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

      IA
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Item 1(a):                     Name of Issuer:
- ---------                      --------------

                               Universal Stainless & Alloy Products Inc

Item 1(b):                     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
- ---------                      -----------------------------------------------

                               600 Mayer Street
                               Bridgeville, PA  15017


Item 2(a)                      Name of Person Filing
- ---------                      ---------------------

                               Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc.

Item 2(b):                     Address of Principal Business Office:
- ---------                      ------------------------------------

                               466 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York 10017

Item 2(c):                     Citizenship:
- ---------                      -----------

                               Delaware

Item 2(d):                     Title of Class of Securities:
- ---------                      ----------------------------

                               Common Stock

Item 2(e):                     CUSIP Number:
- ---------                      ------------

                               91383710

Item 3:                        If the reporting person is an investment adviser 
- ------                         in accordance with ss. 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E),
                               check this box.  [X]

Item 4:                        Ownership:
- ------                         ---------

                               (a) Amount beneficially owned:    443,400.

                               (b) Percent of class:    7.02%.

                               (c) Number of shares as to which the person has:

                                      (i) Sole power to vote or to direct
                                          the vote 106,700.

                                      (ii) Shared power to vote or to
                                           direct the vote 336,700.

                                      (iii) Sole power to dispose or to
                                            direct the disposition of 443,400.

                                      (iv) Shared power to dispose or to
                                           direct the disposition of 0.


Item 5:                        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
- ------                         --------------------------------------------

                               Not Applicable.







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Item 6:                        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf
- ------                         of Another Person:
                               ---------------------------------------------

                               Warburg Pincus Asset Management, Inc.
                               ("WPAM") is an Investment Adviser registered
                               with the United States Securities and
                               Exchange Commission. WPAM serves as
                               investment adviser to many accounts including
                               various registered investment companies. The
                               securities which are the subject of this
                               report are owned by our accounts. In this
                               report no account owned more than 5%.


Item 7:                        Identification and Classification of the
- ------                         Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
                               Reported on By the Parent Holding Company:
                               --------------------------------------------

                               Not Applicable.

Item 8:                        Identification and Classification of
- ------                         Members of the Group:
                               ------------------------------------

                               Not Applicable.

Item 9:                        Notice of Dissolution of Group:
- ------                         ------------------------------

                               Not Applicable.

Item 10:                       Certification:
- -------                        -------------

                               By signing below I certify that, to the best
                               of my knowledge and belief, the securities
                               referred to above were acquired and are held
                               in the ordinary course of business and were
                               not acquired and are not held for the purpose
                               of or with the effect of changing or
                               influencing the control of the issuer of the
                               securities and were not acquired and are not
                               held in connection with or as a participant
                               in any transaction having that purpose or
                               effect.



                                    SIGNATURE
                                    ---------

         After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Dated:    January 8, 1999



                                     By:/s/ Linda S. Iovan
                                        ____________________________
                                        Name:  Linda S. Iovan
                                        Title: Vice President














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