This section is from the book "The English And American Mechanic", by B. Frank Van Cleve. Also available from Amazon: The English And American Mechanic.
One foot in length. Fixed at one end; Weight suspended from the other.
MATERIALS. | Solid External Diameter. | Hollow Internal Diameter. | Breaking Weight. | Breaking Weight for 1 inch external Diameter and pro-port innate Inter-nal Diameter. |
Ins. | Ins. | Lbs. | Lbs. | |
Ash.............................................. | 2. | 685 | 86 | |
".............................................. | 1 | 1. | 604 | 75 |
Fir*.............................................. | 2. | .... | 772 | 97 |
White pine.................... | 1. | .... | 75 | 75 |
".............................................. | 2. | ... | 610 | 76 |
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Cast iron, cold blast.................. | 3. | ... | 12000 | 444 |
STONE WARE. | ||||
Rolled pipe of fine clay............ | 2.87 | 1.928 | 190 | 3 |
 
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