Info for Canmakers

Some useful information for Canmakers can be found below

From Can Diameter Conversions to Popular Sizes for Beer & Beverage and also Food, Can Gauge thicknesses, Gauge, Thick and Thinwall, Dome Reversal and Axial Collapse. As canmakers, conversion data is vital, please find below everything you need.

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Canmaker Info

Imperial Ref

 
 

Metric Ref

 
    

Imperial Ref

 
 

Metric Ref

 
114 45 401 99
202 52 404 105
207 59 410 113
209 62 502 127
211 65 603 153
213 69 606 159
300 73 700 176
301 74 802 203
307 83 812 219
310   89  1000    278
313   93      

Imperial Size

Metric Size Common Name Nominal Contents (ml)
202 x 108 52 x 38 3P - 70 gram 70
202 x 213 52 x 72 3P 140
211 x 202 66 x 54 3P - 5oz 155
211 x 301 65 x 78 3P - Picnic 235
211 x 400 65 x 102 2P/3P A1 10oz 315
211 x 414 54 x 124 3P 385
300 x 207 73 x 62 3P 230
73 x 108.5 RHT 2P 415
73 x 110 2P/3P - 1/2 kilo (ET) 425
300 x 402 73 x 105 2P/3P - 14oz 405
300 x 408.5 73 x 115 2P/3P - UT 445
307 x 112 83 x 44 2P/3P - Tuna 215
307 x 408 83 x 114 3P - A2 580
401 x 212 99 x 70 3P - 1lb flat 475
401 x 400 99 x 102 720
401 x 411 99 x 119 A2. 1/2 - 1 kilo 850
404 x 700 105 x 178 A3 1455
603 x 600 153 x 152 A6 2630
603 x 700 153 x 178 A10 3110
 

Imperial Size

Metric Size Common Name Nominal Contents
52/50 x 88 15cl  150ml
52/50 x 111 20cl  200ml
52/50 x 130 24cl  240ml
202/200 x 504 52/50 x 134 25cl  250ml
58/52 x 114 sleek  250ml
58/52 x 145 sleek  330ml
58/52 x 157 sleek  355ml
211/206 x 310 65/60 x 92 25cl  250ml
211/206 x 315 65/60 x 100 10oz  275ml
211/206 x 409 65/60 x 115 33cl  220ml
211/202 x 409 33cl  330ml
211/206 x 413 65/60 x 122 12oz  355ml
211/204 x 413 12oz  355ml
211/202 x 413 12oz  355ml
65/60 x 130  375ml
65/60 x 138  400ml
211/206 x 603 65/60 x 159 16oz  440ml
211/206 x 610 65/60 x 168 Half litre  500ml
211/202 65/52 x 188  568ml
 

Lb Per Base Box*

 Can Thickness Can Thickness (mm)
20T 0.051
25T 0.064
  30T 0.076
  32T 0.081
  34T 0.086
  35T 0.089
  36T 0.091
  38T 0.097
  40T 0.102
  42T 0.107
  45T 0.114
  50T 0.127
  52T 0.132
  54T 0.137
  55T 0.140
  56T 0.142
  58T 0.147
 55 60T 0.152
  62T 0.157
  63T 0.160
  64T 0.163
  65T 0.165
 60 66T 0.168
  67T 0.170
  68T 0.173
 65 71T 0.180
  75T 0.191
 70 77T 0.196
80T 0.203
(Note: T= 0.1 thou or 0.0001 in) *ingoing weight of tinplate
 
Gauge
mm   T   mm   T  
0.220   8.7   0.270   10.6  
0.225   8.9   0.275   10.8  
0.230   9.1   0.280   11.0  
0.235   9.3   0.285   11.2  
0.240   9.4   0.290   11.4  
0.245   9.6   0.295   11.6  
0.250   9.8   0.300   11.8  
0.255   10.0   0.305   12.0  
0.260   10.2   0.310   12.2  
0.265   10.4          
               
Thick & Thin Wall
 0.090    3.5    0.130    5.1  
 0.095    3.7    0.135    5.3  
 0.100    3.9    0.140    5.5  
 0.105    4.1    0.145    5.7  
 0.110    4.3    0.150    5.9  
 0.115    4.5    0.155    6.1  
 0.120    4.7    0.160    6.3  
 0.125    4.9    0.165    6.5  
        Dome Reversal
 PSI    Bars    PSI    Bars
 80    5.44    105    7.14
 85    5.378    110    7.48
 90    6.12    115    7.82
 95    6.46    120    8.16
 100    6.80        
Axial Collapse
Lbs Kgs Lbs Kgs
200 90.91 275 125.00
205 93.18 285 129.55
215 97.73 295 134.09
225 102.27 305 138.64
235 106.82 315 143.18
245 111.36 325 147.73
255 115.91 335 152.27
265 120.45