INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. 328 Tube 11837 B3. Breech Slice. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, !".74; exterior diameter of slice, 10".42. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. é Compres- sion. 1 Inches. 4.86745 5.6475 9.64395 10.26005 Inch. Inch. .00585 .0032 Pounds. Pounds. 36,100 17,000 2 ...׳ 3 .0046 .0041 14,3ÓÓ 12,000 4 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".50; exterior diameter of slice, 9".80. .? 4 Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.8733 5.6463 9.6431 10.25595 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 2 .0044 23,400 3 . 00375 11, '/00 KINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.6507 9.63935