EXHIBIT 32.2

Certification Pursuant to

18 U.S.C. Section 1350,

as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906

of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

Not Filed Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Friedman Industries, Incorporated (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended December 31, 2012, as filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Ben Harper, Senior Vice President-Finance and Secretary/Treasurer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Dated: February 12, 2013

By	/S/ BEN HARPER
	Name: Ben Harper
	Title: Senior Vice President— Finance and Secretary/Treasurer