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TECHNICAL AIR INTELLIGENCE CENTER REPORT 21

EXAMINATION OF JAPANESE "BROWNING" MACHINE GUN
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EXAMINATION OF JAPANESE "BROWNING" MACHINE GUM

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EXAMINATION OF JAPANESE "BROWNING" MACHINE GUN FOREWORD A Japanese a i r c r a f t "Browning" . 5 0 c a l i b e r machine gun (BMI #437 - CEE #2950) S e r i a l # 2 3 4 9 , manufactured i n November 1 9 4 2 , was r e c e i v e d from t h e T e c h n i c a l A i r I n t e l l i g e n c e C e n t e r , Naval Air S t a t i o n , A n a c o s t i a , D. C. for m e t a l l u r g i c a l examination. The gun was captured a t I a e , New Guinea, on September 1 6 , 1943, complete and i n good working order. I t had been used for a nominal period of time on a Japanese f i g h t e r CSCAR. Markings found on the gun are recorded i n Figure 3 of the Appendix. 5 1 - 1 / 2 pounds when r e c e i v e d . The weapon weighed

Seventeen per cent of the metal parts used i n the manufacture of the Japanese "Browning" .50 c a l i b e r machine gun were made from tungsten s t e e l , three per cent from nickel-chromium s t e e l , and t h e remainder were unalloyed. The s t e e l s were made i n the b a s i c open hearth or e l e c t r i c furnace w i t h graded scrap forming a large part of the charge. The weapon was copied from an e a r l y American model with minor modifications. Heat t r e a t Bents were simpler than American p r a c t i c e s , and flame hardening was used e x t e n s i v e l y . An i n t e r e s t i n g feature was chromium p l a t i n g i n the bore of the b a r r e l . ECONOMIC COIBIDERATIONS The gun shows manufacturing methods similar t o other Japanese guns examined and displayed good workmanship. Bearing parts possessed a good f i n i s h while a large number of e x t e r i o r s u r f a c e s showed hand f i n i s h i n g . No brazed or stamped parts were used. Contrary t o American and German p r a c t i c e s , but in keeping with t h e i r own, the Japanese used high-carbon tungsten s t e e l (carbon .59% - .67%, tungsten 1.7% - 2.2%) in parts subjected t o extreme wear. Residual amounts of other a l l o y i n g elements i n d i c a t e the use of graded scrap i n t h e furnace charges. The e x t e n s i v e use of flame hardening on the parts i s an i n d i c a t i o n of conservation of h e a t t r e a t i n g equipment. DISCUSSION OF RESUITS The Japanese "Browning" machine gun a s - r e c e i v e d and disassembled i s shown i n Figures 1 t o 3 , i n c l u s i v e , i n the Appendix. While t h i s gun was obviously copied from an early American design, some f e a t u r e s are of i n t e r e s t and are discussed i n d e t a i l . The bore of the b a r r e l of t h i s gun was chromium plated from the shoulder of the chamber t o t h e muzzle. Very l i t t l e wear had occurred a t each end where the p l a t i n g showed a thickness of .000080 i n c h . The p l a t i n g was almost e n t i r e l y removed from the shoulder up t o about 6 inches back of t h e muzzle. The chromium p l a t i n g seemed t o have a s a t i s f a c t o r y adherence, as there was no evidence of f l a k i n g o f f . This barrel had apparently had considerable s e r v i c e . Type of S t e e l Each part was spark t e s t e d and c a r e f u l l y i n s p e c t e d . Those showing unusual features we^e analyzed and the r e s u l t s shown i n Tables 1 and 2 i n the Appendix. Twenty parts were found t o contain tungsten in l i b e r a l amounts. The use of tungsten s t e e l s i n machine guns appears t o be standard Japanese practice as evidenced i n previous reports sub mitted on t h i s p r o j e c t . The choice of t h i s a l l o y appears t o be on the b a s i s that these parts are subjected t o extreme wear. However, as evidenced by the physical t e s t s made on the gun barrel (Table 3 ) , i t i s doubtful that the wear r e s i s t a n c e of tungsten s t e e l s would be improved over t h a t of a p l a i n carbon s t e e l of equal hardness. The carbon and tungsten l e v e l s used are not high enough to/produce w e a r - r e s i s t a n t , free tungsten carbide p a r t i c l e s , and the parts are not massive enough t o require any a l l o y i n g element for h a r d e n a b i l i t y . -1

The steels appear to have been made In the basic open hearth or electric furnace. They were
ilicon and aluminum killed. The residual amounts of various alloying elements indicate the use
of considerable scrap in the charges. Aluminum may have been added in some cases for grain size
control.
A minor number of small parts were made from high-sulphur screw stock for its free machin ing qualities.
Heat Treatment
Seventy-two per cent of the 115 parts examined were heat treated. This is a high percent age for Japanese practice, but the treatments appear simpler than American specifications since
only the firing pin and the extractor were differentially hardened. The bolt, for example, was
uniformly heat treated to a lower hardnese than specified on the American counterpart. Hardening
of wearing parts was accomplished by flame heating and quenching.
Method of Manufacture
Of a total of 115 parts available for examination, the following distribution according to
manufacturing method was made:
22% - Forged and machined
1+2$ - Machined from bar stock
11$ - Coiled wire springs
U& - Cut from rod or wire
11$ - Cut from plate or sheet
These ratios are in proportion to other Japanese machine guns examined. However, the advan tage of forging was largely lost through improper forging and machining.
Careful examination of the barrel revealed that it had been rifled rather than broached*
Exterior Coatings
All the outer parts of the gun were given an oxide chemical treatment by dipping to produce
a dark dull finish. This treatment, while producing some corrosion resistance, is designed prin cipally to reduce reflectivity.
The automatic trigger housing (#97) was nickel plated .00006" on the entire exterior surface;
the auxiliary hand-cocking lever extension (#112) was cadmium plated .0002"j and the breech lock
depressors (#17) were chromium plated e 00005 n over the flame hardened wearing surface.

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Figure 1. Japanese "Browning" 12.7 mm.
(.50 cal.) machine gun as-
received. (BMI #437) (CEE #2950)
30821 Figure 2. Japanese "Browning" 12.7 mm.
machine gun disassembledo

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Figure 3. Close-up view of .housing assembly attachments

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31309 Figure L. Macroetched view of the accelerator showing flow lines and flame-hardened area.

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TABLE 1.

DETAILS OF MANUFACTURE OF JAPANESE "BROWNING" .50 CALIBER

MACHINE GUN (BMI #437 - CEE #2950)

Part No. 1

Name Housing Assembly

Weight, Hardness, Grams Vickers

Remarks

Microstructure and
Heat Treatment

8,825

248

2 Housing Cover

736
27

268 312 258

Housing Cover -atch

Housing Cover Latch Guide

53
7 4 127
core case

5 Housing Cover Latch

Spring 6 Housing Cover Latch Pin 7 Housing Cover Guide

536 255 613

8 Barrel

2,975 1,320
core case

295
258 689

Barrel Extension

10 Barrel Jacket 11 Barrel Jacket

Extension

909 291

220

351
273
267 580 core case 480 733

12 Barrel Booster 13 Barrel Booster

Retainer 13A Barrel Booster Retainer Lock Breech Lock

95

H4
8 151

15 Breech Lock Cam 16 Breech Lock Cam Bolt 17 Breech Lock

Depressors

284 38 22
core case

292 187
505 795

18 Breech Lock
Depressor Pin 18A Breech Lock Pin 18B Breech Lock Spring

195
483

15

Quenched and highly

Three forgings and two plates of SAE 1080 steel tempered.
riveted together. Rivets
of low carbon steel.
Forged from SAE 1080 steel. Quenched and tempered.
Not differentially
hardened.
Quenched slightly below
Forged from medium carbon steel. the critical range
and tempered.
Quenched andtempered.
Two pieces machined from bar stock and fusion Heat treated after
welded together. welding.
Stamped from high carbon
steel sheet.
Cut from medium carbon Quenched and tempered,
steel rod.
Forged from medium carbon Quenched and tempered.
steel. Flame hardened Flame heated and
case .05" on wearing quenched.
surface.
Forged from tungsten sbeeL Quenched and tempered.
Rifled bore.
Forged from tungsten steeL Quenched and tempered.
Flame hardened in groove Shows small MnS in-
corners only. clusions. Flame
hardened.
Machined from SAE 1040 Annealed. Excess MnS
steel bar stock or inclusions.
tubing.
Quenched and tempered.
Machined from medium carbon steel bar stock or
tubing.
Machined from tungsten Quenched and tempered.
steel bar stock.
Machined from medium carQuenched and tempered.
bon steel bar stock.
Machined from medium car* Quenched and slightly
bon steel sheet. tempered.
Machined from tungsten Quenched and tempered
steel bar stock. Flame core. Flame heated
hardened on top wearing .O65w and quenched.
surface.
Forged from low tungsten Quenched and tempered.
steel*
Machined from mild carbon Normalized.
steel bar stock.
Machined from medium carCore quenched slightly
bon steel bar stock. below critical range
Flame hardened on wearand tempered. Shows
ing surface and chrome undlssolved carbides.
plated .00005w. Case flame heated .08"
and quenched.
Machined from low carbon Normalized. Shows MnS
steel bar stock. inclusions.
Machined from tungsten Quenched and tempered.
steel bar stock.
High carbon steel strip.

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TABLE 1. (CQWT.1)
Part No. 19 Weight, Hardness,
Grams Vickers
84 345 Microstructure and
Heat Treatment

Name Belt Feed Cover

Remarks Forged from medium car bon steel bar stock.

20

Belt Feed Pawl 35

360

21 22 23 24

Belt Feed Pawl Belt Feed Pawl Pins Belt Feed Pawl Spring Belt Feed Lever 3 1 152

458 218

337

25 26 27

Belt Feed Lever Bolt Belt Feed Lever Washer Cartridge Feed Retainer

27 2

295 200

22 core 383 case 713 7 174

23 29 30 31 32 33

Cartridge Feed Hinge Pin Cartridge Feed Retainer Spring Cartridge Receiver Stop Cartridge Receiver Pin Bolt Bolt Decelerator

62 3 1,556

270

303

64 core 265 ease 713 19 pin 258 arm 168

34

Bolt Decelerator Hinge

35 36 37 38

Bolt Decelerator Spring Bolt Decelerator Spring Cap Bolt Decelerator Spring Cap Locking
Pin

5 37 40

319 415 405

Quenched below critical range and tempered. Shows undissolved car bides . Machined from medium car Quenched below critical bon steel bar stock. range and tempered. Shows undissolved car bides. Forged from medium carbon Quenched and tempered. steel. Riveted to pawl. Shows undissolved carbides. Cut from medium carbon Hot rolled and normaliz steel rod. ed. High carbon steel coiled Cold drawn. wire spring. Forged from medium carbon Quenched below critical steel bar stock. Flame range and tempered. hardened on tips. Not Shows MnS inclusions differentially hardened. and undissolved car bides. Flame heated .36" and quenched. Machined from medium car- Normalized. bon steel bar stock. Cut from low carbon steel Rolled and normalized. sheet. Machined from medium car Core quenched and tem pered. Case flame bon steel bar stock. heated .08" and tem Flame hardened on wearpered. ing surface. Machined from medium car Spheroidized condition. bon steel bar stock. Cold drawn. High carbon steel coiled wire spring. Machined from medium car Quenched and highly tem pered. Shows undis bon steel bar stock. solved carbides. Hot rolled and normal Low carbon steel. ized steel. Hot head ed and annealed. Quenched and tempered. Machined from tungsten steel bar stock. Quenched and tempered. Machined from tungsten Case heated by flame steel bar stock. Flame and quenched. hardened on wearing surface. Pin rolled and normal Pin machined from medium ized. Arm spheroi carbon steel bar stock. dized. Arm cut from high carbon steel strip. Pin mach ined down at head and used as rivet to attach arm. Cold drawn. High carbon steel coiled wire spring. Machined from medium car Quenched and tempered. bon steel bar stock. Cold drawn. Cut from drawn wire. Forged from medium car bon steel.
Quenched and tempered.

Bolt Release Lever

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TABIE 1. Part No.

39 40 Weight, Hardness, Grams Vickers 16 490

(CONT.)
Microstructure and
Heat Treatment
Quenched and tempered.

Name Bolt Release Lever Pin Accelerator

Remarks Machined from tungsten steel bar stock. Forged from tungsten steel. Flame hardened on wearing surface (see Figure 4 ) .

168 core 360 case 628

Accelerator Pin

27

423

42

Accelerator Catch

93 core 280
case 700

43 44 45 46 47 48

Accelerator Catoh Lock Pin Accelerator Lock Spring Firing Pin Firing Pin Spring Firing Pin Spring Container Firing Pin Spring Stop Pin Firing Pin Spring Stop Arm Sear Sear Spring Sear Slide Cocking Lever Driving Spring Rod Outer Driving Spring Inner Driving Spring Extractor

3 19

245 510

13 back 575 point 883 11 55 388 379 8

49

419

50 51 52 53 54

18 1

395

395
404 186 608 -

5
17 99 81

55 56 57

33

82 core 280379 case ,432 16 case 608 509

58 Extractor Depressor 59 Extractor Cam Guide

35 core 312

Core quenched slightly below critical range and tempered. Case flame heated .08" and quenched. Quenched and tempered. Cut from medium carbon Shows small amounts steel rod. of undissolved car bides . Forged from tungsten steel. Quenched and highly Flame hardened on working tempered. Shows t i t a nium nitride and M S n surface. inclusions. Flame hardened .25" and quenched. Rolled and rapidly Cut from mild carbon cooled. steel rod. Cut from high carbon Quenched and tempered. steel sheet. Forged from tungsten Differentially quenched and uniformly tempered. steel bar stock. Cold drawn. High carbon steel coiled wire spring. Machined from tungsten Quenched and tempered. steel bar stock. Shows M S inclusions. n Cut from medium carbon Quenched and tempered. steel rod. End maShows excess carbides. chined down and used as rivet to attach arm. Cut from medium carbon Quenched and tempered. steel sheet. Shows excess carbides and titanium nitride inclusions. Forged from Ni-Cr-fl steel Quenched and tempered. but not differentially hardened. High carbon steel coiled Cold drawn. wire spring. Machined from low Ni-Cr Quenched and tempered. steel bar stock. Forged from tungsten steel. Quenched and tempered. Machined from mild carbon Hot rolled and normalsteel. Head and rod one ized. piece. High carbon steel coiled Cold drawn. wire spring. High carbon steel coiled Cold drawn. wire spring. Forged from tungsten steel* Differentially quenched Flame hardened and dif and uniformly tempered. ferentially heat treated, Flame heated .055" and quenched. Stamped from high carbon Quenched and slightly steel sheet. tempered. Forged from medium carbon Quenched and tempered. steel. Flame hardened .04 on edges and quenched.

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TABIE 1 . Part Ho. 60 61 62 Weight, Hardness, Grains Vickers 5 1 9 1 153 570 293 261

(CONT.) Micro8tructure and Heat Treatment Normalized. Cold drawn. Quenched and tempered. Cold drawn.

Name Extractor Cam Guide Nut Extractor Cam Guide Spring Ejector Ejector Spring

Remarks Machined from loir carbon steel bar stock. High carbon steel wire clip. Forged from medium carbon steel bar stock. High carbon steel coiled wire spring. Cut from medium carbon steel rod. Forged from tungsten steel. Carburized case Oil".

63

64 Ejector Pin 65

66
67 68 69

70 71 72 73 74 75 76

77 78 79 80 81 82 83

Quenched and highly tempered Recoil Housing 795 284 Quenched slightly below the critical range and tempered. Case is quenched and tempered showing undis8olved carbidos. Main Recoil Spring 127 362 SAE 1070 Modified steel Cold drawn. Decarbur coiled wire spring. ised surface. Secondary Recoil 326 SAE 1080 steel coiled wire Cold drawn. 46 . Spring spring. Spring Buffer Tube 266 Machined from medium car Quenched and highly U6 tempered. Shows un bon steel bar stock. dissolved carbides. 45 435 Machined from medium car Quenched and tempered. Spring Buffer Tube Rod bon steel bar stock. Shows MnS inclusions and undi3solved car bides Annealed after heading Spring Buffer Tube 220 Hot headed from medium 33 operation. carbon steel. Guide Normalised. 16 Spring Buffer Tube Cap 179 Machined from mild car bon steel screw stock. Quenched and tempered. 302 Machined from low tungs Spring Buffer Tube Head 29 ten steel bar stock. Shows excess carbides. High carbon steel coiled Cold drawn. 8 Spring Buffer Tube wire spring. Inner Spring Cold drawn and tempered, 562 High carbon steel coiled 29 Spring Buffer Tube Decarburized .004" wire spring. Outer Spring Quenched and tempered. 400 Machined from tungsten Spring Buffer Tube Seat 62 Shows large amounts steel bar stock. of MnS inclusions. Quenched and tempered. 72 core 300 Machined from SAE 1070 Spring Buffer Tube Base flame heated modified steel bar case 700 Cover and quenched. stock. Face,flame hardened. Quenched and tempered. 284 Cut from medium carbon Spring Buffer Tube Pin 4 Shows signs of decar steel rod. bur izat ion. Quenched and tempered. 500 SAE 1080 steel coiled Auxiliary Buffer Spring 65 Decarburlzed .003" wire spring. Quenched and highly 300 Forged from SAE 1080 Back Plate 850 tempered. Shows excess carbon steel. carbides 144 Machined from medium car Highly annealed. Back Plate Cap 99 bon steel bar stock. Annealed, 240 Ditto Back Plate Bolt 111 150 Machined from mild carbon Normalised, Back Plate Bolt Nut 5 steel bar stock. 374 Machined from medium car Quenched and tempered. Back Plate Latch Pin 17 bon steel bar stock.

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TABLE 1. Part No. 84 85 86 87 We ight, Hardnes s, Grams Vickers 61 11 260

(CONT.)
Microstructure and
Heat Treatment
Normalized. Quenched and tempered. Quenched and Carburized on ends. Pin quenched ered. Arm dized. tempered. case .04" and temp spheroi

Name Back Plate Lock Bolt Pin Cocking Lever

Remarks Machined from AESI A513O steel bar stock. Forged from medium carbon steel. Machined from tungsten steel.

440
core 385 case 689 pin arm 400 175

Trigger Bar Extension Trigger Bar Extension Pin

64
17

88 89 90 91 92

Mechanical Trigger Mechanical Trigger Spring Mechanical Trigger Guide Mechanical Trigger Screws Mechanical Trigger Nut Automatic Trigger

23

33
1

93

3 6
10 30
0ft

Pin cut from medium car bon steel bar stock. Arm cut from high carbon steel strip. Pin machined down at head and used as rivet to attach arm. 660 Forged from medium car bon steel* High carbon steel coiled wire spring. weld 134 Welded bar stock and curved metal of medium metal 190 carbon steel. 292 Machined from mild car bon steel. Cut from mild carbon steel. core 365 Machined from Ni-Cr steel bar stock. case 700 core 376 case 680 core 374 case 708 Machined from Ni-Cr steel bar stock. Ditto High carbon steel coiled
wire spring.
Machined from low carbon steel bar stock. Nickel
plated on exterior
.00006".
Machined from medium car bon steel bar stock.
Machined from medium car bon steel bar stock and
copper bushed.
Headed from mild carbon
steel.
Headed from mild carbon
steel.
Cut from mild carbon
steel bar stock.
Cut- from mild carbon
steel bar stock.
Hook bent from medium
carbon steel.
Machined from medium
carbon steel bar stock.
Cut from medium carbon
steel rod. -10

Quenched and sligb ly tempered. Not heat treated after welding. Normalized. Quenched and highly tempered. Quenched and tempered. Carburized .04" deep on t i p . Quenched and tempered. Carburized on wearing surface .04" deep. Ditto Cold drawn wire. Annealed.

94 Automatic Trigger
Retainer

95 96 97 98
99

100
101
102
103
104
105
106

Automatic Trigger Piston Automatic Trigger

Spring
Automatic Trigger Housing
Automatic Trigger
Butterfly Nut
Automatic Trigger
Pressure By-pass
Automatic Trigger
Housing Bolts
Automatic Trigger
Housing Attachment
Bolts
Automatic Trigger
Housing Attachment
Nuts
Automatic Trigger
Housing Attachment
Washers
Hand Cocking Lever
Hand Cocking Lever
Stud
Hand Cocking Lever Pin

536
124

255

25
25

160
steel 164
copper 133
205
-
218
216
200

Rolled and annealed. Steel normalized. Copper cast. Hot headed and annealed. Hot headed and annealed* Normalized. Normalized. Normalized. Quenched below c r i t i c a l range and tempered. Quenched below c r i t i c a l range and tempered.

16

11

410
18
11

350
410

TABLE 1.
Part
No. 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 1U 115

Weight, Hardness, Name Grams Vickers Hand Cocking Lever 200 29 Front Guide Bracket Hand Cocking Lever 13 316 Front Guide Bracket Seat Hand Cocking Lever 37 182 Rear Guide Bracket Hand Cocking Lever 226 3 Cap Screws Auxiliary Hand Cocking 709 100 Lever Auxiliary Hand Cocking 70 136 Lever Extension 203 Auxiliary Hand Cocking 40 Lever Coupling 7 220 Auxiliary Hand Cocking Lever Bolt 250 Auxiliary Hand Cocking 4 Lever Bolt

Remarks Machined from mild carbon steel plate. Machined from mild carbon steel plate. Machined from mild carbon steel plate. Headed from screw stock. Cut from rolled plate. Low carbon s t e e l . Ditto Cadmium plated .0002". Machined from screw stock. Machined from screw stock. Machined from screw stock.

Microstructure and Heat Treatment Normalized. Quenched and tempered. Normalized. Hot headed and annealed. Annealed. Annealed. Normalized. Normali^d. Normalized.

TABLE 2 . ANALYSES OF SELECTED PARTS OF JAPANESE "BROWNING" MACHINE GUN (BMI #437 - CEE #2950) Part No. 1 8

Name Housing

Chemical P s .020 .012 .023 .026 .020

Mn

Si

Ni

S pe ctr oerarihic Cr W Mo Cu .07 .16

Sn .11

Al .009 .030

V**

Ti**

.80 .60 .61

.023 .028 .023 .019 .022 .025 .021 .019

.55 .42 .43 .53 .48 .45 .63 .47 .44 .41 .47 .44 .58 .42 .57 .37 .54 .46 .28 .62

.33 .32
.20

.15
.17 .20 .20 .17 .17

<;oi
2.23 1.89 2.08 2.20

.016 .011

.29 .24 .31 .28 .23 .23 .23 .26 .23 .20

9 12

U
15 18A

32 33 39 40 45 Ul

.37 50 .67 53 .70 57 Extractor 65 Recoil Housing .61 .73 66 Main Recoil Spring .81 67 .Secondary Recoil Spring

Assembly Barrel Barrel Extension Barrel Booster Breech Lock Breech Lock Cam Breech Lock Pin Bolt Bolt Decelerator Bolt Release Lever Pin Accelerator Accelerator Catch Firing Pin Firing Pin Spring Con tainer Sear Cocking Lever

.ou .ou

.U
.12 .17 .21 .12 .17
.20

.019 .020 .017 .017 .011 .022 .016 .006

.26

.ou

.065 .071 .057 .090 .041 .067 .042 .043 .050 .054 .036 .066

.053 .012 .008 .013 .008 .018 .010 .011 .018 .026 .028 .015 . 0 U .033

.64 .59
.71

.47
.27 .28

.64 .62
.70 .76

.53
.27 .30 .30 .21 .29 .30. .37 .37 .22

.024 .034 .026 .020 .034

-*

.16 .24
.20

.58 1.85
1.70 1.20 2.10 2.05 1.85 2.05 2.08 .08 1.70 1.88

.13
.20 .21 .12

.07 .19 .11

.66 .68 # .75

.021 .021
*

.26
.27

.008

.025 .023 .025 .025 .031 .020 .030

.016 * .011 .015 .025

.U
3.70 .15 .21

.U .19
#

.013 .25 .021 .26

.11

1.54 .18
.08

.33 .12

.32 .24 .23 .34

.15 .05

. U 1.84 .09 <.01

.025 .22 .012 .23 .017 .24 .006 .-.04 .005

.037

.06 -.03 <.01

.U

.019 .053 .ou .045 .015 .056 .015 .004 <.005 .092 .019

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TABLE 2

(CONT.)

Part
No.
Name Spring Buffer Tube Head Spring Buffer Tube S e a t Spring Buffer Rube Cover Auxiliary Buffer Spring Back P l a t e Lock B o l t T r i g g e r Bar Extension Automatic Trigger Automatic Trigger Retainer Automatic Trigger P i s t o n

lemlca!I

P .038 .025 .038 .044 .025

* * * *

M n .52 .42
.70

Si

Ni .28 .16

Cr

SpectrocraDhic
Mo W Cu .18 .009 .016 .030 .24 .24 .29

Sn .068 .080 .14

Al .017 .014 .014 .006 .018 .014 .010

V**

Ti*

72 75 76 78 84 86 93 94 95

.88 .67 .75 .77 .32 * * * *

.29 .25 .33 .37

.23

.026 .026 .056 .024

.13 1.75 .38 -<.01

.13

.76

.05 -c.03 <:.01 -<.005 .20 ~ .14 .11 1.03 <.01 .18
.17 .22

44 .26
.52 .48
.30-

.u
.16 .33

.023 .037 .058

* * #

.32

2.22 -C005

.25 3.29 1.09 <.01 <.005

.25- 3 . 0 0 - .90.35 3.50 1.10
<^.01

.40 .48

.20

.10-

.45- .05- <.005 .55 .15

.21

.26 3.30 1.02 <.01 <.005

.098 <C.005

* Insufficient sample for analysis.

** Vanadium ( .004) except where shown. Titanium ( .004).

TABIE 3. PHYSICAL TEST DATA* (BMI #437 - CEE #2950)

Per Cent Reduction ef Area 29.2
40

Part
No. 1 8
Name

Type Steel SAE 1080

Per Cent l i e Id Elongation, Strength, In 2" p.s.l. 14.6 17.8

23 23

Tensile Strength, p.s.i. 136,000 133,000

134,000 134,000

Impact
Charpy VNotch, F t . Lbs.

Hard-

ness
Rc*21

A Housing B A Barrel B

91,500 89,000 102,500 112,000

Plates
2-1/456 Tungsten

50.3 49.8

31 33

Re'29

* Standard .505" x 2" A.S.T.M. specimens.

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The Commanding Officer, Naval Air S t a t i o n , Anacostia 20, D. C. The Commanding Officer, Naval Air S t a t i o n , Patuxent River, Maryland BuAer, Equipment & Material S e c t i o n , Room 2*36, Navy Dept. BuAer, Aircraft Maintenance, Navy Department, Room 1N69 BuAer, Technical Information, Navy Department, Room W5U BuAer, Military Requirements, Navy Department, Room 2916 BuAer, Armament, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. DCNO ( A i r ) , Navy Department, Room 2082 Op-l6-Z, Munitions B l d g . , Room 1226, Attn: Comdr. J . L. Rlheldaffer Executive Office of Secretary, Naval Research and Development, Navy Dept., Rm. 0 U 8 Naval Liaison Officer, Army Air Forces Board, Orlando, Florida Naval Liaison Officer, Proof D i v i s i o n , Army Proving Ground Command, Eglin F i e l d , Fla. BuQrd, RE-7, Navy Department, Washington, D. C. ARMY

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Military I n t e l l i g e n c e S e r v i c e , Distribution Branch, War Department, Pentagon Bldg., Room 2C-800, Washington, D. C. U Headquarters Army Air Forces, Development Engineering Branch, M & S, Washington, D.C. 1 Army Air Forces, Materiel Command, Wright F i e l d , Dayton, Ohio, Attn: Chief Evaluation Branch, Technical Data Laboratory 2 Research and Developments Division, Army Service Forces, Room 4E-632, Pentagon B l d g . , Washington, D. Co U President, Army Air Forces Board, Orlando, Florida 3 Commanding General, School of Applied T a c t i c s , Orlando, Florida 3

Air Ministry, AI2(g), Whitehall, London S.W. 1 Air Member, New Zealand Joint Staff Mission, Munitions Bldg., Room 2501 Canadian Joint S t a f f , 2222 S S t r e e t , Washington, D. C. Air Member - Attnt Air Intelligence Office Naval Member - Attn: Naval Intelligence Office B r i t i s h Air Commission, 1785 Mass. Ave., Washington, D. C. Royal Australian Air Force Representative, Munitions Bldg., Room 4503, Washington, D. C. Naval Air Representative, Room 3H11, Navy Department, Washington, D. C.

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National Bureau of Standards, Conn. Ave. at Upton S t . , Washington, D. C.

Attn: Mr. W# F . Roeser
The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, 1500 New Hampshire Ave.,
Washington, D. C.
TAI UNITS Headquarters, Far East Air Force, A.P.O. 925, c/o Postmaster, San Francisco, C a l i f . , Attn: Technical Air Intelligence Unit , . . T . , , , <+ m t , ConAirPac, F.P.O., San Francisco, C a l i f . , Attn: Technical Air Intelligence Unit Hq., 14th Air Farce, A.P.O. 627, c/o Postmaster, New York City, Attn: Technical Air Intelligence Unit . A l l i e d TAI Unit, c/o Naval Liaison Office, A.P.O. 465, New York City, N. Y. o 2 * 2

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