Quarterly progress report on tribopolymerization as an anti-wear mechanism for the period January--March 1997

Progress was made in several areas including (1) a new Pin-on Disk machine was obtained, (2) ISATA Paper ``Tribopolymerization: An Advanced Lubrication Concept for Automotive Engines and Systems of the Future`` was accepted for presentation, (3) three new disclosures have been made on patent antiwear compounds and classes of compounds designed for high frictional energy, higher temperature use.