212 while allowing thermal diametrical growth for purposes of illustration the forward end of the shroud hanger 214 is not shown in fig8 however like the shroud hangers 14 and 114 described above it is generally u201c l u201d shaped in cross section and includes a radially inwardly extending flange which bears against the forward edge of the shroud 212 to restrain the shroud 212 from moving axially forward a static element 236 including an axially forward facing front face 238 is disposed just aft of the shroud 212 a spring element 240 is disposed between the front face 238 and the shroud 212 and serves to elastically load the shroud 212 against the shroud hanger 214 the shroud 212 is free to move against the spring element 240 as it expands and contracts without breakage the shroud and mounting apparatus described herein has several advantages over a conventional design the mounting apparatus supports and center the shroud within the turbine case while allowing for unrestricted radial growth for example a single piece 360 degree cmc turbine shroud ring weighs less approximately 66 reduction and utilizes less cooling flow approximately 50 compared to prior art shroud designs in addition to the performance benefit the associated part count reduction approximately 80 improves maintainability of the turbine the foregoing has described a.