INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS 252 Tube 11467 B!. Breech Slice. (f" discard.) State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4".77; exterior diameter of slice, 10".45. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.9302 5.64985 9.64455 10.2802 Inch. Inch. .0066 . 0022 Pounds. Pounds. 40,200 11,700 .00435 .00805 13,500 8,900 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".50; exterior diameter of slice, 9".80. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Piches. 4.9368 5.6485 9.64355 10.27715 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 2 . 00355 18,900 .00335 10,400 KINGS ALL DETACHED. 9/6402