INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. 284 Tube 11784 Br Muzzle Slice. Bore eccentric, ".19, maximum and minimum thicknesss on diameter B. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4".27; exterior diameter of slice, 8".59. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. 1 Inches. 4.41885 5.14105 7.14385 8.20645 Inch. Inch. .0022 .00145 Pounds. Pounds. 14,900 8,500 3 . 00255 .0007 10,700 2,600 4 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".00; exterior diameter of slice, 7".30. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.42105 5.14075 7.14385 8.20575 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 2 . 00175 10,200 3 . 00255 10,700 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.1425 7.1413