12-IìsCH STEEL B. L. RIFLED MORTARS. 54 Tube. No. 7354. ־it t i 19609 B4 Marks, bt2m Diameter, ".564. Sectional area, .25 square inch. Gauged length, 3". Remarks. Initial load. Elastic limit. Tensile strength. Elongation per inch. Successive elongation per inch. Permanent set. Successive permanent set. Inch. 0. .000100 .000267 .000667 .001000 .001167 .001333 .001667 .001867 .002333 .003000 .006333 .006833 . 007333 Inch. 0. .000100 .000167 . 000400 .000333 .000167 .000166 .000334 .000200 .000466 .000667 .003333 .000500 .000500 Inch. 0. 0. Inch. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. 0. Applied loads per square inch. Pounds. 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 30.000 35.000 40.000 50.000 55.000 56.000 57.000 58.000 59.000 60.000 100,480 General summary. ......................pounds.. 100,480 ........................do... 55,000 ........................inch.. .1867 ........................do... .001867 ........................do... .124 .....;........................ 39.2 ...................... 1".2 from neck granular 50 per cent, silky 50 per cent ...................... ".12, ".20, ".24* Tensile strength per square inch of original section.... Elastic limit per square inch of original section....... Elongation per inch after rupture..........; • - ....... Elongation per inch under strain at elastic limit....... Reduction in diameter at point of rupture—..........- - - - Reduction in area after rupture, per cent of original section. Position of rupture..................................... Character of broken surface............................. Elongation of inch sections.............................