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Canmaking conversion data
| Gauge | Thick & Thin wall | |||||
| mm | thou | mm | thou | |||
| 0.260 | 10.2 | 0.100 | 3.9 | |||
| 0.265 | 10.4 | 0.105 | 4.1 | |||
| 0.270 | 10.6 | 0.110 | 4.3 | |||
| 0.275 | 10.8 | 0.115 | 4.5 | |||
| 0.280 | 11.0 | 0.120 | 4.7 | |||
| 0.285 | 11.2 | 0.125 | 4.9 | |||
| 0.290 | 11.4 | 0.130 | 5.1 | |||
| 0.295 | 11.6 | 0.135 | 5.3 | |||
| 0.300 | 11.8 | 0.140 | 5.5 | |||
| 0.305 | 12.0 | 0.145 | 5.7 | |||
| 0.310 | 12.2 | 0.150 | 5.9 | |||
| 0.315 | 12.4 | 0.155 | 6.1 | |||
| 0.320 | 12.6 | 0.160 | 6.3 | |||
| 0.325 | 12.8 | 0.165 | 6.5 | |||
| 0.330 | 13.0 | 0.170 | 6.7 | |||
| 0.335 | 13.2 | 0.175 | 6.9 | |||
| 0.180 | 7.1 | |||||
| Dome Reversal Pressure | Axial Collapse Pressure | |||||
| psi | bars | lbs | kgs | |||
| 80 | 5.44 | 200 | 90.91 | |||
| 85 | 5.78 | 205 | 93.18 | |||
| 90 | 6.12 | 215 | 97.73 | |||
| 95 | 6.46 | 225 | 102.27 | |||
| 100 | 6.80 | 235 | 106.82 | |||
| 105 | 7.14 | 245 | 111.36 | |||
| 110 | 7.48 | 255 | 115.91 | |||
| 115 | 7.82 | 265 | 120.45 | |||
| 120 | 8.16 | 275 | 125.00 | |||
| 285 | 129.55 | |||||
| 295 | 134.09 | |||||
| 305 | 138.64 | |||||
| 315 | 143.18 | |||||
| 325 | 147.73 | |||||