INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. 234 Tube 11363 Bx. Muzzle Slice. (f" discard.) Bore eccentric. Bing 4, minimum thickness, 0".15; maximum thickness, 0".30. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4". 16; exterior diameter of slice, 8".61. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.3112 5.1588 7.13725 8.2667 Inch. Inch. .0027 .00105 Pounds. Pounds. 18,800 6,100 .00195 .0021 8,100 7,600 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice. 5".00; exterior diameter of slice, 7".30. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.3139 5.1587 7.13745 8.2646 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. .00115 6,700 . 00215 9,000 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.15985 7.1353