ADHESIONMEASUREMENTOFTHINFILMS,THICKFILMS,ANDBULKCOATINGSAsymposiumpresentedatASTMHeadquartersAMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALSPhiladelphia,Pa.,2-4Nov.1976ASTMSPECIALTECHNICALPUBLICATION640K.L.MittalIBMCorporationEastFishkillFacilityHopewellJunction,N.Y.editorListprice$39.2504-640000.25AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1916RaceStreet,Philadelphia,Pa.19103Copyright�9BYAMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS1978LibraryofCongressCatalogCardNumber:77-84460NOTETheSocietyisnotresponsible,asabody,forthestatementsandopinionsadvancedinthispublication.ForewordThesymposiumonAdhesionMeasurementofThinFilms,ThickFilms,andBulkCoatingswasheldattheheadquartersoftheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials,Philadelphia,Pa.,2-4Nov.1976.TheASTMPublicationsCommitteesponsoredthesymposium.K.L.Mittal,IBMCorporation,presidedassymposiumchairmanandeditorofthispublication.RelatedASTMPublicationsSpreadingResistance,STP572(1975),$3.55,04-572000-46SurfaceAnalysisTechniquesforMetallurgicalApplications,STP596(1976),$15.00,04-596000-28CompositeMaterials:TestingandDesign(FourthConference),STP617(1974),$51.75,04-617000-33ANoteofAppreciationtoReviewersThispublicationismadepossiblebytheauthorsand,also,theun-heraldedeffortsofthereviewers.Thisbodyoftechnicalexpertswhosededication,sacrificeoftimeandeffort,andcollectivewisdominreview-ingthepapersmustbeacknowledged.ThequalitylevelofASTMpublica-tionsisadirectfunctionoftheirrespectedopinions.OnbehalfofASTMweacknowledgewithappreciationtheircontribution.ASTMCommitteeonPublicationsEditorialStaffJaneB.Wheeler,ManagingEditorHelenM.Hoersch,AssociateEditorEllenJ.McGlinchey,SeniorAssistantEditorSheilaG.Pulver,AssistantEditorContentsIntroduction1GENERALPAPERSRELATEDTOADHESIONMEASUREMENTAdhesionMeasurement:RecentProgress,UnsolvedProblems,andPmspeets--K.L.MITTAL5Discussion16LocusofFailureandItsImplicationsforAdhesionMeasurements--S.J.GOOD18Discussion27ProblemsinAdhesionMeasurement--j.j.BIKERMAN30Discussion38ExperimentalMethodstoDetermineLocusofFailureandBondFailureM...