802 ־ INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. Tube 11791 B,. Breech Slice. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4".79; exterior diameter of slice, 10".16. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.91695 5.64855 9.6499 10.2825 Inch. Inch. .0052 .00445 Pounds. Pounds. 31,700 23,■600 .0048 14,900 .0012 3,500 Rings 1 and 1 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".50; exterior diameter of slice, 9".80. 3 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.92215 5.6472 9.64915 10.2837 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. .0058 30,800 .00405 12,600 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.6530 9.6451