INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS 348 Tube 20691 B3. Muzzle Slice. State of internal strains and stresses at different phases of the slice. SLICE INTACT. Interior diameter of slice, 4".25; exterior diameter of slice, 9".01. 3 * Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. 1 Inches. 4.39405 5.1509 7.14615 8.8594 Inch. Inch. . 00225 .0026 Pounds. Pounds. 15,400 15,100 2 3 . 0012 .0041 5,000 13,900 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Interior diameter of slice, 5".00; exterior diameter of slice, 7".30. Rings. Present mean diameters. Strains. Stresses per square inch. Tension. Compres- sion. Tension. Compres- sion. Inches. 4.3963 5.15105 7.1470 8.8553 Inch. Inch. Pounds. Pounds. 2 . 00245 14,300 3 .00205 8,600 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.1535 7.14495