1. Editorial

   • W. Bonfield

   EditorialNotes Pages: iii - iii

2. Ion-based methods for optical thin film deposition

   • P. J. Martin

   Review Pages: 1 - 25

3. Free-volume dependent moisture diffusion under stress in composite materials

   • Shoshana Neumann
   • Gad Marom

   OriginalPaper Pages: 26 - 30

4. Effects of rubbery phase and absorbed water on impact-modified nylon 66

   • M. T. Hahn
   • R. W. Hertzberg
   • J. A. Manson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 38

5. Effects of rubbery phase and absorbed water on impact-modified nylon 66

   • M. T. Hahn
   • R. W. Hertzberg
   • J. A. Manson

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 45

6. Electrical properties of Bi₂S₃ thin films prepared by the dip-dry method

   • B. B. Nayak
   • H. N. Acharya

   OriginalPaper Pages: 46 - 50

7. Structure and properties of some vegetable fibres

   • P. S. Mukherjee
   • K. G. Satyanarayana

   OriginalPaper Pages: 51 - 56

8. Structure and properties of some vegetable fibres

   • K. G. Satyanarayana
   • K. K. Ravikumar
   • A. G. Kulkarni

   OriginalPaper Pages: 57 - 63

9. Fast diffusion and metallic glass formation in zirconium-metal alloys

   • R. H. de Tendler

   OriginalPaper Pages: 64 - 70

10. Some physical studies on thexBeO(1 −x)V₂O₅ system

    • E. Burzo
    • L. Stąnescu
    • V. Teodorescu

    OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 74

11. Surface structures produced in 1C–1.5Cr and 0.38C-Ni-Cr-Mo steels by high-power CO₂ laser processing

    • M. Carbucicchio
    • G. Palonibarini

    OriginalPaper Pages: 75 - 82

12. Characterization and thermal behaviour of gel-grown gadolinium tartrate crystals

    • P. N. Kotru
    • N. K. Gupta
    • I. B. Sharma

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 89

13. Growth of lanthanum tartrate crystals in silica gel

    • P. N. Kotru
    • N. K. Gúpta
    • K. K. Raina

    OriginalPaper Pages: 90 - 96

14. The oxidation of electroless Ni-B and Ni-P coatings in air at 800 to 1000°C

    • W. J. Tomlinson
    • G. R. Wilson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 97 - 102

15. The strength of brass/Sn-Pb-Sb solder joints containing 0 to 10% Sb

    • W. J. Tomlinson
    • N. J. Bryan

    OriginalPaper Pages: 103 - 109

16. Thermal expansion and Debye temperatures of KCl-KBr mixed crystals by an x-ray method

    • Y. C. Venudhar
    • Leela Iyengar
    • K. V. Krishna Rao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 110 - 116

17. Crystallization kinetics of Zr-33 at % Ni amorphous alloy

    • G. K. Dey
    • E. G. Baburaj
    • S. Banerjee

    OriginalPaper Pages: 117 - 122

18. Sample rocking and rotation in ion beam etching

    • M. A. Tagg
    • R. Smith
    • J. M. Walls

    OriginalPaper Pages: 123 - 130

19. Structural changes of glass-ceramics of the Cu₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system on heating in air

    • Kanichi Kamiya
    • Toshinobu Yoko
    • Sumio Sakka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 136

20. PbS-Si heterojunctions: Growth and structural properties

    • Y. S. Sarma
    • H. N. Acharya
    • N. K. Misra

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 141

21. Glass formation range in the SeO₂-TeO₂-V₂O₅-MoO₃ system

    • Y. Dimitriev
    • I. Ivanova
    • L. Lackov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 142 - 146

22. The effect of 42 year immersion in sea-water on natural rubber

    • K. Ab-Malek
    • A. Stevenson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 147 - 154

23. Dependence of fatigue life on the surface integrity in the machining of 2024-T351 aluminium alloy — unlubricated conditions

    • S. Jeelani
    • M. Musial

    OriginalPaper Pages: 155 - 160

24. Physico-chemical aspects of calcium vanadate apatite

    • S. K. Gupta
    • P. V. R. Rao
    • T. S. B. Narasaraju

    OriginalPaper Pages: 161 - 164

25. Estimation of power-law creep parameters from bend test data

    • Tze-Jer Chuang

    OriginalPaper Pages: 165 - 175

26. Evaporation from molten TiC _x

    • Shigeki Otani
    • Takaho Tanaka
    • Yoshio Ishizawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 176 - 178

27. Environmental durability of phosphoric acid anodized aluminium adhesive joints protected with hydration inhibitors

    • D. A. Hardwick
    • J. S. Ahearn
    • J. D. Venables

    OriginalPaper Pages: 179 - 187

28. Analysis of diffusion in metals based on non-equilibrium thermodynamics

    • A. G. Guy

    OriginalPaper Pages: 188 - 192

29. An investigation by Auger and laser acoustic microscopy of the bond between layers of consolidated amorphous ribbon (Powercore)

    • D. Raybould
    • A. C. Diebold

    OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 202

30. Deformation behaviour of recrystallized Ni₃Al

    • S. Hanada
    • S. Watanabe
    • O. Izumi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 210

31. The plastic deformation of potassium single crystals at low temperatures

    • G. S. Murty

    OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 216

32. Creep of chemically vapour deposited SiC fibres

    • James A. Dicarlo

    OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 224

33. Synthesis and properties of cobalt-dispersed carbons by pressure pyrolysis of organocobalt polymers

    • Sin-Ichi Hirano
    • Toshinobu Yogo
    • Shigeharu Naka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 229

34. Effect of heat treatment and irradiation on electrical conductivity and crystallization in the BaO-B₂O₃-Fe₂O₃ glass system

    • A. M. Sanad
    • I. Kashif
    • H. Farouk

    OriginalPaper Pages: 230 - 234

35. A humidity sensor using alkali salt —poly(ethylene oxdide) hybrid films

    • Yoshihiko Sadaoka
    • Yoshiro Sakai
    • Hisashi Akiyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 240

36. Oxygen interaction with Pt-Pd-Rh catalytic alloys

    • M. Rubel
    • M. Pszonlcka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 245

37. Evaporation characteristics of TeO₂ in the formation of tellurium oxide thin films

    • N. Lakshminarayan
    • M. Radhakrishnan
    • C. Balasubramanian

    OriginalPaper Pages: 246 - 250

38. Combustion synthesis of titanium carbide: Theory and experiment

    • J. B. Holt
    • Z. A. Munir

    OriginalPaper Pages: 251 - 259

39. Preparation of nickel-based amorphous alloys with finely dispersed lead and lead-bismuth particles and their superconducting properties

    • A. Inoue
    • M. Oguchi
    • T. Masumoto

    OriginalPaper Pages: 260 - 268

40. Jute and glass fibre hybrid laminates

    • R. A. Clark
    • M. P. Ansell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 269 - 276

41. Effects of relaxation and phase transition on the resistivity of chemically deposited Ni₆₆B₃₄ layers

    • C. R. Pichard
    • A. J. Tosser
    • H. Zantout

    OriginalPaper Pages: 277 - 283

42. The dielectric response of doped semiconducting glasses

    • Brian S. Doyle
    • Andrew K. Jonscher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 284 - 288

43. The glass fibre/cement bond

    • V. Laws
    • A. A. Langley
    • J. M. West

    OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 296

44. Subcritical crack growth in partially stabilized ZrO₂(MgO)

    • Paul F. Becher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 297 - 300

45. Rubber toughening of plastics

    • Clive B. Bucknall
    • Frederic F. P. Cote
    • Ivana K. Partridge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 301 - 306

46. Rubber toughening of plastics

    • Clive B. Bucknall
    • Peter Davies
    • Ivana K. Partridge

    OriginalPaper Pages: 307 - 313

47. Dynamic studies of peel failure in metallized polyester films

    • D. J. Brown
    • A. H. Windle
    • P. W. R. Beaumont

    OriginalPaper Pages: 314 - 320

48. Synthesis of continuous silicon carbide fibre

    • Yoshio Hasegawa
    • Kiyohito Okamura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 321 - 328

49. Investigation of the oxidation of sialons with infrared reflection spectroscopy

    • A. Takase

    OriginalPaper Pages: 329 - 334

50. Polymer impregnated concrete

    • Sukumar Maiti
    • Kumud R. Kirtania

    OriginalPaper Pages: 335 - 340