INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. 220 Tube 11249 B־. Breech Slice. ($•" discard.) State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4".74; exterior diameter of slice, 10".36. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.90915 5.6495 9.6404 10.2066 Inch. Inch. . 00725 .00375 Pounds. Pounds. 44,300 19,900 .00535 16,600 .00035 1,000 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".50; exterior diameter of slice, 9".80. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.9164 5.6478 9.63925 10.20695 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. . 00545 28,900 .0042 13,100 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 9.63505