American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM).

Papers are invited for the Symposium on Advances in Adhesives, Adhesion Science and Testing, sponsored by ASTM Committee D14 on Adhesives, to be held October 4.

This symposium will focus on new adhesives, particularly from the perspective of newer test methods emerging to better determine adhesive reliability.

Areas of particular interest include test methods and specifications that improve the ability to determine long-term bond durability; test methods that generate more meaningful material and design information on adhesives, test methods of improved statistical reliability; new dynamic test methods; new variants of classic test methods; nondestructive test methods; and test methods designed to generate performance characteristics of adhesive bonds using emerging new adhesive materials and new substrates.

Information presented should be of value to design engineers and those with interest in advanced test methods for adhesive validation.

Abstracts of 250-300 words are due by December 3. Abstracts must include a clear definition of the objective and approach of the work discussed, pointing out material that is new, and present sufficient details regarding results. Further information is available from Dennis Damico [phone], ext. 3289.