BRONZE AND BRASS. 453 Position of Specimens in the Casting, Console Bronze. Elongation of inch sections. .15, .15, .16, .24* .25, .29, .29, .34* .04, .05, .07, .18* .16, .17, .25* .27, .32*,.22 .12, .13, .17* .08, .15* .15* .20, .28* .12, .15* .27*,.17 .03, .08* .06, .09* .08, .16* .08, .13* . 16*,. 06 .12, .10, .10 .27, . 32* .19, .25* .35, .41* .11*,.08, .05 .18, .16, .19 .41*,.30, .39 Specific gravity. 8.402 8.370 8.276 8.368 8.380 8.385 Appearance of fracture. Light yellow, in part golden yellow...... Light yellow............................. Light yellow, 40 per cent; spongy, copper colored, 60 per cent. Light yellow, dark-brown specks.......... Uniform light yellow..................... Light yellow, with golden-yellow spots__ Light and golden yellow.................. Light yellow and lavender interspersed___ Golden and light yellow interspersed..... Light yellow.............................. ....do.................................... Light yellow and golden................... ....do................................... Yellow and golden, with brown spots...... ....do.................................... Dark copper colored and brown............ Yellow, with golden spots................ Light yellow, crystalline................ Yellow, with small dark spots............. Golden oblique............................ Light lemon yellow........................ Uniform light yellow...................... ...do.............................. Elastic limit per square inch. Tensile strength per square inch. Elonga- tion. Contrac- tion of area. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 15,600 44,080 17.5 23.0 16,400 50,840 29.2 37.4 14 200 25,440 8.5 16.2 23,800 52,280 19.3 23.0 23,600 59,520 27.0 29.4 23,600 50,400 14.0 20.0 28,400 48,440 11.5 11.8 11,500 19,550 15.0 13.2 14.800 27,680 24.0 18.3 18,800 45,640 13.5 15.0 14,000 39,840 22.0 27.6 15,000 29,500 5.5 9.5 14,000 29,000 7.5 13.2 15,600 28,000 12.0 18.3 10,000 25,200 10.5 15.0 13,000 20,320 11.0 11.8 12,400 23,800 10.7 8.4 15,000 59,600 29.5 30.7 17,000 49,050 22.0 20.5 16,500 61,100 38.0 34.0 23,600 37,400 8.0 11.6 19,800 54,400 17.7 25.2 21,200 54,320 36.7 36.4 Description. Console bronze, not hammered . ---do.................... ---do.................... Console bronze, hammered............ ....do............................... ....do............................... Console bronze, forged............... Elevating worm wheel, unforged....... Cylinder head........................ Cylinder head, console bronze, unforged... ---do................................ Cylinder head, forged................ ---do................................ Cylinder head, not forged............ —do.................................. Cylinder head........................ Emptying coupling, 12״ disappearing carriage. Recoil cylinder, 12" disappearing carriage. Inner spring center, 7" mortar....... Recoil buffers, 6" disappearing carriage... Recoil buffer........................ —do............................... —do.............................. Marks. 2 1 2 3 4 6 7 6 CH