OUTER BASES---15-POUNDER GUN MOUNTS. 166 No. 7241. Marks, ?ob 15 Diameter, ".505. Sectional area, .20 square inch. Gauged length, 2". Remarks. Initial load. Elastic limit. Tensile strength. Permanent set. Successive permanent set. Inch. 0. 0. Inch. 0. 0. . Successive elongation per inch. Inch. 0. .00010 . 00020 .00040 . 00020 .00010 . 00005 .00010 . 00080 .00055 .00090 .00110 .00100 Applied loads per square inch. Elongation per inch. Pounds. Inch. 1,000 0. 5,000 . 00010 10,000 . 00030 20,000 .00070 25,000 .00090 27,000 .00100 28,000 . 00105 29,000 .00115 30,000 .00195 31,000 .00250 32,000 .00340 33,000 .00450 34,000 .00550 67,000 General summary. ......................pounds.. 67,000 ..........................do... 29,000 .........................inch.. .1650 ..........................do... .00115 ..........................do... .045 ................................ 16.9 ...................... 60.״ from neck granular, silkv spot at circumference 15 .״ ,*18 .״ ......................... 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............................. No. 7214. Marks, o b is Diameter, ".505. Sectional area, .20 square inch. Gauged length, 2". Applied loads per square inch. Elongation per inch. Successive elongation per inch. Permanent set Successive permanent set¿ Remarks. Pounds. ■ 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 30.000 31.000 32.000 33.000 34.000 35.000 71,500 Inch. 0. .00010 . 00030 .00060 .00105 .00545 . 00840 . 00925 .01015 .01095 Inch. 0. .00010 .00020 .00030 .00045 . 00440 . 00295 .00085 . 00090 .00080 Inch. 0. 0. Inch. 0. 0. Initial load. Elastic limit. Tensile strength. General summary. ......................pounds.. 71,500 ..........................do... 30,000 ........................inch.. .2050 ..........................do... .00105 ..........................do... .055 .............................. 20.5 ....................... 9.״ from neck granular 60 per cent, silky 40 per cent *23.״ ,18.״ .......................... Tensile strength per square inch 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.............................