250 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. Tube 11363 B3. Muzzle Slice. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4".20; exterior diameter of slice, 8".54. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.3588 5.14995 7.1376 8.3544 Inch. Inch. . 00545 .00105 Pounds. Pounds. 37,500 6,100 .0031 .0018 13,000 6,500 • 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. 4.36425 5.14865 7.1367 8.3526 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. . 00235 13,700 .0022 9,200 BINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.1510 7.1345