STP1413MechanicalPropertiesofStructuralFilmsChristopherL.MuhlsteinandStuartB.Brown,editorsASTMStockNumber:STP1413ASTM100BarrHarborDrivePOBoxC700WestConshohocken,PA19428-2959PrintedintheU.S.A.LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationDataMechanicalpropertiesofstructuralfilms/ChristopherL.MuhlsteinandStuartB.Brown,editors.p.cm.--(STP;1413)"ASTMStockNumber:STP1413."Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.ISBN0-8031-2889-41.Thinfilms--Mechanicalproperties--Congresses.I.Muhlstein,ChristopherL.,1971-II.Brown,StuartB.II1.AmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials.IV.ASTMspecialtechnicalpublication;1413.TA418.9.T45M432001621.3815'2--dc212001053566Copyright�92001AMERICANSOCIETYFORTESTINGANDMATERIALS,WestConshohocken,PA.Allrightsreserved.Thismaterialmaynotbereproducedorcopied,inwholeorinpart,inanyprinted,mechanical,electronic,film,orotherdistributionandstoragemedia,withoutthewrittenconsentofthepublisher.PhotocopyRightsAuthorizationtophotocopyitemsforinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuse,ortheinternal,personal,oreducationalclassroomuseofspecificclients,isgrantedbytheAmericanSocietyforTestingandMaterials(ASTM)providedthattheappropriatefeeispaidtotheCopy-rightClearanceCenter,222RosewoodDrive,Danvers,MA01923;Tel:978-750-8400;online:http://www.copyright.com/.PeerReviewPolicyEachpaperpublishedinthisvolumewasevaluatedbytwopeerreviewersandatleastoneeditor.Theauthorsaddressedallofthereviewers'commentstothesatisfactionofboththetechnicaleditor(s)andtheASTMCommitteeonPublications.Thequalityofthepapersinthispublicationreflectsnotonlytheobviouseffortsoftheauthorsandthetechnicaleditor(s),butalsotheworkofthepeerreviewers.Inkeepingwithlong-standingpublicationpractices,ASTMmaintainstheanonymityofthepeerreviewers.TheASTMCommitteeonPublicationsacknowledgeswithappreciationtheirdedicationandcontributionoftimeandeffortonbehalfofASTM.PrintedinBridgeport,NJNovember2001ForewordThispublication,MechanicalPropertiesofStructuralFilms,containspaperspresentedatthesym-posiumofthesamenameheldinOrlando,...