Front Matter

The first three papers in this publication were presented during the Symposium on Adhesion and Adhesives given at the Third Pacific Area National Meeting of ASTM in San Francisco, October 15, 1959. The symposium was sponsored by Subcommittee XI on Metal Bonding Adhesives of Committee D-14 on Adhesives. Arrangements for tin symposium were made by Steven Yurenka, Narmco Industries. Presiding at. the session were Mr. G. J. Grieve, DeSoto Chemical Coatings, Inc., who served as presiding officer and Mr. Yurenka who served as the technical chairman.