399 NICKEL STEEL, No. 7385. Marks, 2. Diameter, ".500. Sectional area, .196 square inch. Gauged length, 2". Initial load. Elastic limit. Tensile strength. Applied loads per square inch. Elongation per inch. Successive elongation per inch. ¡Permanent set. Successive permanent set. Pounds. 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 Inch. 0. .00010 . 00035 Inch. 0. .00010 .00025 Inch. 0. 0. Inch. 0. 0. .00065 . 00030 SO, 000 .00100 .00035 40.000 45.000 .00140 .00170 .00040 .00030 0. 0. 46.000 47.000 48.000 49.000 .00400 . 00230 . 00650 . 00250 . 00900 .00250 .00960 .00060 50,000 . 01060 . 00100 52.000 56.000 60.000 .01200 .00140 . 01675 .00475 . 02200 .00525 64,000 . 02800 . 00600 68,000 .03550 .00750 72' 000 .04350 .00800 84¡ 290 General summary. Tensile strength per square inch of original section.............................pounds.. 84,290 Elastic limit per square inch of original section..................................do... 45,000 Elongation per inch after rupture................................................inch.. . 2000 Elongation per inch under strain at elastic limit..................................do... . 00170 Reduction in diameter at point of rupture..........................................do... . 080׳ Reduction in area after rupture, per cent of original section............................ 29.1 Position of rupture.........................................................at middle of stem Character of broken surface......................................................silky, oblique Elongation of inch sections........................................................".21*, ".19