INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN EORGINGS. 246 Tube 11363 B3. Muzzle Slice. (f" discard.) State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. slice intact. Internal diameter, 4".19; external diameter, 8".54. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 5.15215 7.1493 8.3535 .0028 .00325 11.700 11.700 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".00; exterior diameter of slice, T'־30.'׳ 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.3539 5.1512 7.1487 8.35025 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. .0011 6,400 . 0022 9,200 1 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.1523 7.1465