TS 1118

TS 1118 is a terminology standard for hermetically sealed metal cans used for food and beverages. Standards of this kind align the vocabulary used for can bodies, ends, and closing arrangements so that manufacturers, suppliers, and technical documents refer to the same object in the same way.

What this standard addresses

The document covers definitions, nominal dimensions, determination of capacities, and abbreviated designations for metal cans. In practical terms, it establishes how these cans are named and how size and capacity information is expressed; it is not, from the scope given here, a performance test standard for material strength, lining quality, or production process settings.

Hermetically sealed cans are containers closed to prevent exchange between the contents and the outside environment. In food and beverage packaging, that sealing concept is central to protecting the product, reducing leakage risk, and making container volume and fit easier to specify consistently. Nominal dimensions and capacity terminology matter because can formats must be comparable across different shapes and applications.

Prepared as equivalent to ISO 90:1977, the standard follows an established international approach to terminology for metal cans. That equivalence supports consistent technical language, but it does not imply this listing alone defines test methods or acceptance limits beyond the scope stated.

• Terms and definitions for food and beverage cans
• Nominal dimension designation
• Technical expression of capacity
• Standardized abbreviated designations
• Classification of hermetically sealed metal cans