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    Thermal (radial) expansion of a ring

    This may be a bit late but here is a link regarding the confusion on thermal expansion. http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/thermo/thexp2.html#c2
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    Failure of Aluminum Tube Fired from a Gun

    An Aluminum 7075-T6 tube is fired from a gun with a mass on the front end. Total weight is 10.132 lbs. Yield stress (compressive) taken from MIL-HDBK-5H is 68 kpsi. The peak acceleration is about 18,000 g's. Here are the specs. Tube dinner= 2.225 in. douter= 2.736 in. length = 16.55 in Gun...
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