Book Description

These Proceedings consist of a group of eighteen submitted papers and discussions from the 23rd meeting of the Mechanical Failures Prevention Group which was held at the National Bureau of Standards in Gaithersburg, Maryland on October 29-31, 1975. The central theme of the Proceedings is the role of coatings in the prevention of mechanical failures, with emphasis on polymer coatings, metal coatings, solid film lubricants, and chemical coatings.