The axial tube crush-test resource from the earlier RocketMaterials website survives in the Internet Archive. This page helps readers following its retired resource links reach that record.
Open the original archived resource
Read the archived Axial Tube Crush Tests page. The preserved page is marked as updated in 2004; this archive snapshot is from June 18, 2007.
What the record contains
The original tables identify tested specimens, tube dimensions, specimen length, length-to-diameter ratio, peak load, peak stress, yield measurements and notes. Read the method and specimen notes with each result.
Keep specimen results separate from design decisions
An axial crush test measures a particular specimen under its stated loading arrangement. It does not establish a universal motor limit or a strength rating for every tube with the same nominal diameter. Current parts, construction and loading conditions need their own applicable information.
The current RocketMaterials editorial site did not perform these legacy tests. The complete historical record remains at the linked archive.
For present-day dimension references, use our body tube size chart. For the other retired resource, see the historical shear-pin report.