343 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS Breech Slice. Interior diameter. 473.״; exterior diameter, 10".50. Original diameters of rings in the slice. Diameters. Rings. A. B. Mean. Inches, 4.8743 5.6440 9.6499 10.3145 Inches. 4.8783 5.6493 9.6484 10.3223 Inches. 4.8763 5.64665 9.64915 10.3184 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. * Mean. Inches. 4.8802 5.6430 9.6492 10.3099 Inches. 4.8835 5.6483 9.6476 10.3283 Inches. 4.88185 5.64565 9.6484 10.3191 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.6450 9.6460 5.6507 9.6460 5.64785 9.6460 Breech strains released. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inch. + .0059 -.0010 -.0007 -.0046 Inch. + .0052 -.0010 -.0008 + .0060 Inch. + .00555 -.0010 -.00075 +.0007 SECOND TO THIRD PHASE. +.0020 +.0024 -. 0016 +.0022 -.0024 -.0032 FIRST TO THIRD PHASE. . +.0010 +.0014 -.0024 +.0012 -.00315 . -.0039 !