WROUGHT IRON. 430 No. 7430. Best Puddled Iron. Diameter, 1".129. Sectional area, 1 square inch. Gauged length, 10". Applied loads per square inch. In gauged length. Remarks. Elonga- tion. Set. Pounds. Inches. Inch. 1,000 0. 0. 5,000 .0012 0. 10,000 . 0031 20,000 .0069 30.000 32,700 33.000 .0109 .0001 Elastic limit. . Ì570 34,000 .1890 35,000 .25 .24 Rested without load 8 days. 1,000 0. 0. 5,000 . 0012 0. 10,000 .0028 20,000 30,000 .0058 .0089 Micrometer reset at zero on 8" of the original gauged 35', 000 .0102 Ó. length. 38,000 . 0112 0. 40,000 .0119 0. 40,500 . 0121 41,000 .1090 41,000 .37 # 42,000 .40 44,000 .49 46,000 .57 48,000 .70 50,000 .88 52,000 1.18 Tensile strength. • 53i 200 1.90 0 2.25 =22.5 per cent. Elongation of inch sections: ".16, ".17, ".19, ".22, ".44*, ".34, "19, ".19 ".19 ".16. ’ Diameter at fracture, ".87; area, .594 square inch. Contraction of area, 40.6 per cent. Appearance of fracture, fibrous.