NICKEL STEEL. 396 No. 7294. Marks, 3" round nickel steel. Carbon Steel Company. Diameter, ".500. Sectional area, .196 square inch. Gauged length, 2". Initial load. Elastic limit. Tensile strength. Permanent set. Successive permanent set. Inch. 0. 0. Inch. 0. 0. 0. 0. Successive elongation per inch. Inch. 0. .00010 .00025 .00025 .00040 .00035 .00020 .01195 . 00085 .00060 . 00105 .00100 Elongation per inch. Inch. 0. .00010 . 00035 . 00060 .00100 .00135 .00155 .01350 .01435 .01495 .01600 .01700 Applied loads per square inch. Pounds. 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 30.000 40.000 48.000 49.000 50.000 51.000 52.000 53.000 79,640 .pounds.. 79,C40 ____do... 48,000 ...inch.. .2500 ....do... .00155 ....do... .150 ......... 50.9 .. ".8 from neck ...... fine silky ..... ".15, ".35* General summary. Tensile strength per square inch of original section... Elastic limit per square inch of original section...... Elongation per inch after rupture...................... Elongation per inch under strain at elastic limit...... Reduction in diameter at point of rupture.............. Reduction in area after rupture, per cent of original section. Position of rupture.................................... Character of broken surface............................ Elongation of inch sections............................