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 "name": "Aluminium beverage cans: 12 oz standard, 16 oz, 330/500 mL, sleek, slim, mini",
 "kind": "standard",
 "category": "Hardware",
 "group": "Found & household materials",
 "year": null,
 "question": "What are the dimensions of a 12 oz soda can?",
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  "soda can",
  "aluminum",
  "cylinder",
  "displacer",
  "stirling",
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  "soda can dimensions",
  "12 oz can size mm",
  "coke can diameter",
  "beer can height",
  "500ml can dimensions",
  "red bull can size",
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  "basis": "Can Manufacturers Institute / Ball 'can size' nomenclature (211 = 2 11/16 in body, 202 = 2 2/16 in end); heights typical of each format, ±1 mm by filler",
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   "12 oz standard can: body Ø66.0 mm (211), 122.5 mm tall, 0.10 mm aluminium wall, 202 end with a Ø57.4 mm seam (the double-seam chime); dome in the base about 10 mm deep. Tall 16 oz is the same Ø66 at 157 mm.",
   "Sleek (204 body) cans are Ø58.0; slim (202 body) cans Ø53.3. The pull-tab end is 0.25 mm thick and the hardest part; the body cuts with scissors.",
   "Stirling use: the 12 oz can is the classic displacer cylinder (Ø66). Cut the top off below the chime, leaving 110 mm; the printed cap in the can-engine kit fits over the Ø66 body with a 0.3 mm clearance and carries the displacer guide. The base dome is the hot end: a tea light fits under it.",
   "Two cans: cut the base off a second can and slide it over the first (Ø66 over Ø66 doesn't fit; the body is pre-stretched, so use a slim can inside a standard one as a regenerator sleeve)."
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     66,
     122.5,
     57.4,
     0.1
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     66,
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     57.4,
     0.1
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     115.2,
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     66,
     168,
     57.4,
     0.1
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     "12 fl oz sleek",
     58,
     156,
     52,
     0.1
    ],
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     "250 mL slim",
     53.3,
     134,
     50,
     0.1
    ],
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     "7.5 fl oz mini",
     58,
     103,
     52,
     0.1
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   "q": "What is the diameter of a 12 oz soda can?",
   "a": "66.0 mm body (2.6 in), 122.5 mm tall; the top seam is Ø57.4 mm. A 16 oz tall can has the same 66 mm diameter at 157 mm."
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   "q": "How thick is a soda can wall?",
   "a": "About 0.10 mm in the body (0.097 mm typical), 0.25 mm at the end; aluminium alloy 3004 body, 5182 end."
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   "q": "Can I make a Stirling engine from a soda can?",
   "a": "Yes, it is the standard beginner build: the can is the displacer cylinder, a balloon the diaphragm, a CD the flywheel. The can-engine kit here has the printed cap, clamp ring, guide and crank stand sized for a 12 oz can."
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