238 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. Tube 11363 Br Muzzle Slice. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. slice intact. Interior diameter of slice, 4".18; exterior diameter of slice, 8" 58. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inch. Inch. . 0053 .00115 Pounds. Pounds. 36,700 6,700 coco o o oo Cl CO CO o o oo Rings. Present mean diameter? Inches. 1 4.33525 2 5.1298 3 7.1512 8.29015 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5"; exterior diameter of slice, 7".3. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.34055 5.1287 7.15055 8.28835 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. .00225 13,200 . 00265 11,100 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.13095 7.1479