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Steel food cans: soup, vegetable, tuna, #2, #2½, #10, coffee
What are the dimensions of a standard soup can? · Standard part · basis: US can-size nomenclature (diameter × height in inches and sixteenths: 300 × 407 = 3 0/16 in × 4 7/16 in); tinplate 0.2 mm; seams about 1.2 mm proud of the body
Long Earth Society build part. Steel hot-end cylinders for the larger can engines; tolerates a flame. The engines · all LES parts
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Notes
- Condensed soup (Campbell's size, 211 × 400): Ø68.3 × 101.6 mm. Standard vegetable can (300 × 407): Ø76.2 × 112.7 mm. 303 × 406: Ø81.0 × 111.1. #2 (307 × 409): Ø87.3 × 115.9. Tuna (307 × 113): Ø87.3 × 46.0. #2½ (401 × 411): Ø103.2 × 119.1. #10 (603 × 700): Ø157.2 × 177.8.
- Steel (tinplate) is 0.18–0.22 mm, magnetic, solderable and takes a flame: it is the hot-end cylinder for the bigger can engines where aluminium would soften. The double seams stand 1.2 mm proud of the body; a printed cap must clear Ø(body + 2.4).
- Opened with a safety (side-cut) opener the rim stays smooth and the lid can go back on as a loose cap; a top-cut opener leaves a sharp edge: deburr with a file before a diaphragm goes near it.
Sizes
| can | body_dia_mm | height_mm | over_seam_dia_mm | wall_mm |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 211 × 400, 10.75 oz condensed soup | 68.3 | 101.6 | 70.7 | 0.2 |
| 300 × 407, 14–16 oz vegetables/beans | 76.2 | 112.7 | 78.6 | 0.2 |
| 303 × 406, 15–16 oz | 81.0 | 111.1 | 83.4 | 0.2 |
| 307 × 409, #2 (20 oz) | 87.3 | 115.9 | 89.7 | 0.2 |
| 307 × 113, 5 oz tuna | 87.3 | 46.0 | 89.7 | 0.2 |
| 401 × 411, #2½ (28–29 oz) | 103.2 | 119.1 | 105.6 | 0.2 |
| 603 × 700, #10 (6 lb 6 oz) | 157.2 | 177.8 | 159.6 | 0.2 |
| 502 × 510, 3 lb coffee (older) | 130.2 | 139.7 | 132.6 | 0.2 |
Where the files are
Other publishers' files are linked, not hosted. "verify" = check the license at the link before commercial use.
| Wikipedia | Steel and tin cans | web | CC BY-SA 4.0 (text) |
| Can Manufacturers Institute | Standard can sizes | web | CMI site verify |
| Long Earth Society | Engine builds (videos and write-ups) | web, video | LES site |
Free files
★ Free files 8 parts. Generated by Xem Studio from the standard; threads are plain cylinders at major diameter. CC BY 4.0. index.json
| foodcan-211x400-condensed-soup | 211 × 400, 10.75 oz condensed soup: Ø68.3 × 101.6 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-300x407-standard | 300 × 407, 14–16 oz vegetables/beans: Ø76.2 × 112.7 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-303x406 | 303 × 406, 15–16 oz: Ø81.0 × 111.1 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-307x409-no2 | 307 × 409, #2 (20 oz): Ø87.3 × 115.9 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-307x113-tuna | 307 × 113, 5 oz tuna: Ø87.3 × 46.0 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-401x411-no2-5 | 401 × 411, #2½ (28–29 oz): Ø103.2 × 119.1 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-603x700-no10 | 603 × 700, #10 (6 lb 6 oz): Ø157.2 × 177.8 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
| foodcan-502x510-coffee | 502 × 510, 3 lb coffee (older): Ø130.2 × 139.7 mm over the body, seams +2.4 mm, 0.2 mm tinplate | STEP · STL |
Plain text: sheet.txt · JSON: /api/geometry?object=steel-food-cans
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Questions
What size is a standard soup can?
Condensed soup cans are 211 × 400: Ø68.3 × 101.6 mm. The common 14–16 oz vegetable can is 300 × 407: Ø76.2 × 112.7 mm.
What are #10 can dimensions?
603 × 700: Ø157.2 × 177.8 mm, about 3 L; the big restaurant can and a good hot-air engine shell.
How do can size codes work?
Three digits each for diameter and height: first digit inches, next two sixteenths. 307 × 409 = 3 7/16 in × 4 9/16 in.