Jeff Porter
Gold $$ Contributor
I had a friend ask about a rifle blow up condition in an old double rifle. His contention was that the barrel only had 0.060” of steel under the groove diameter is why the steel ruptured in a high pressure situation. Obviously there was either an obstruction or metallurgical flaw in the barrel to cause the rupture but the question was asked … what is the burst strength of barrel steel based on thickness of the barrel wall ?
Maybe one of our engineer members can tell me the calculation for minimum thickness of a barrel to handle 50,000 psi.
Maybe one of our engineer members can tell me the calculation for minimum thickness of a barrel to handle 50,000 psi.
