A method of casting tensile rods, and a simplified method of fusing porcelain disks to the rods for measuring bond strength in a repeatable manner, are described. Bond strengths as high as 20,000 psi were recorded on oxidized rods. Both chemical depletion and a coating of gold reduced the bond.
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