0 244 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN IORGINGS. Tube 11363 Bs. Breech Slice. (f" discard.) State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 477 .״; exterior diameter of slice, 1042.״. 3 4 I I I Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. CSre8־ Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 4.9325 . 00595 36,200 2 5.64955 .00135 7.200 B 10.27595 .00415 12.100 | 1 Kings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 550.״; exterior diameter of slice, 9 .80. Present Strains. Stresses per square inch. Rings. mean diameters. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.93845 5.64835 9.64505 10.2718 Inch. Inch. , Pounds. Pounds. 2 .00255 13,500 3 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 1 •