291 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS, Breech Slice. Interior diameter, !".80; exterior diameter, 10".42. Original diameters of rings in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. 1 Inches. 4.9642 5.6568 9.6501 10.2678 Inches. 4.9649 5.6596 9.6559 10.2614 Inches, 4.96455 5.6582 9.6530 10.2646 2 3 4 Bings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inches. 4.9678 5.6561 9.6501 10.2524 Inches. 4.9677 5.6588 9.6552 10.2765 Inches. 4.96775 5.65745 9.65265 10.26445 Rings. 1 detached 2 ....... 3 ....... 4 detached RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.6592 5.6622 5.6607 9.6453 9.6544 9.64985 2 detached. 3 detached. Breech strains released. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inch. +.0036 -.0007 .0000 -.0154 Inch. + .0028 -.0008 -.0007 + .0151 Inch. +.0032 -.00075 -.00035 -.00015 Rings. 1 detached 2 in slice .. 3 in slice .. 4 detached SECOND TO THIRD PHASE. 2 detached +.0031 +.0034 00325 .־4 3 detached -.0048 -.0008 -.0028 FIRST TO THIRD PHASE. 2 detached + .0024 + .0026 +.0025 3 detached -.0048 -.0015 -.00315