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  1. J

    Need help engineering a cannon barrel

    Can anybody answer my question? Do you use a hoop stress calculation?
  2. J

    Need help engineering a cannon barrel

    Thanks for your replies. Unfortunately, a liner defeats the purpose of my project. I know I can easily line it with 4140 and make it safe, but that's not building a historic bronze cannon. That's a modern steel cannon. Safer? Yes. I'm aware of the safety issues with the cannon, and as I...
  3. J

    Need help engineering a cannon barrel

    I am building a scaled down replica of a civil war cannon and need help with the design, bore size, wall thickness, safety factor, etc. I am melting copper, tin, and zinc to make gunmetal (88% copper, 9% tin, 3% zinc) and casting the barrel. Doing it the old fashioned way! My size is limited...
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