641 METAL FROM ROTATING SHAFTS- No. 7366. Marks, T Endurance test No. 311. See Report, 1899, p. 855. Diameter, ".564. Sectional area, .25 square inch. Gauged length, 3". Remarks. Initial load. Elastic limit. Tensile strength. Elongation per inch. Successive elongation per inch. Permanent set. Successive permanent set. Inch. 0. .000100 .000300 .000633 .000967 . 001300 .001633 .001900 .018967 .020500 .022333 .026333 . 033667 .043833 .055667 .080 Inch. 0. .000100 . 000200 .000333 .000334 .000333 .000333 .000267 .017067 . 001533 .001833 .004000 .007334 . 010166 .011834 .024 Inch. 0. 0. Inch. 0. 0. 0. 0. Applied loads per square inch. Pounds. 1,000 5,000 10,000 20,000 30.000 40.000 50.000 58.000 59.000 60.000 62,000 64.000 68.000 72.000 76.000 80.000 85,360 General summary. Tensile strength per square inch of original section............................pounds.. 85,360 Elastic limit per square inch of original section................................do... 59,000 Elongation per inch after rupture...............................................inch.. . 2633 Elongation per inch under strain at elastic limit................................do... . 018967 Reduction in diameter at point of rupture........................................do... . 204 Reduction in area after rupture, per cent of original section......................... 59.3 Position of rupture.............................................................154,״ from neck Character of broken surface.............................................. fine silky, cup shaped Elongation of inch sections..................................................... ".21, '15." ,*43.׳ H. Doc. 508----41