Force & Area to Pressure Calculator

Pressure Factors
Force (F) [?]
Select force unit dynes (dyn) grams force (gf, pond) poundals (pdl) ounces force (ozf) newtons (N) pounds force (lbf) kilograms force (kgf) kilonewtons (kN) tons force (tonf, short, usa) tonnes force (tf, metric) tons force (tonf, long, uk)
Area (A) [?]
Select area unit sq nanometres (nm²) sq micrometres (µm²) sq thous (thou²) sq millimetres (mm²) sq centimetres (cm²) sq inches (in²) sq feet (ft²) sq yards (yd²) sq metres (m²) acres (ac) hectares (ha) sq kilometres (km²) sq miles (mi²) sq nautical miles (nmi²)
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Pressure (P) [?]
Select pressure unit bar psi kg/cm² mbar kPa Pa Pa hPa kPa MPa N/m² N/mm² bar mbar mmH₂O 4°C cmH₂O 4°C dmH₂O 4°C mH₂O 4°C inH₂O 4°C ftH₂O 4°C mmHg 0°C cmHg 0°C inHg 0°C g/cm² kg/cm² dyn/cm² oz/in² psi ksi tsi uk long tsi us short tsf us short psf atm at Torr mTorr bar centimetres of mercury at 0°C centimetres of water at 4°C decimetres of water at 4°C dynes per sq centimetre feet of water at 4°C grams per sq centimetre hectopascals inches of mercury at 0°C inches of water at 4°C kilograms per sq centimetre kilopascals kilopounds per sq inch megapascals metres of water at 4°C microns of mercury at 0°C millibars millimetres of mercury at 0°C millimetres of water at 4°C millitorrs newtons per sq metre newtons per sq millimetre ounces per sq inch pascals pounds per sq foot pounds per sq inch standard atmospheres technical atmospheres tons per sq foot (us short) tons per sq inch (uk long) tons per sq inch (us short) torrs

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User Guide

Use this calculator to determine the pressure generated by a force acting over a surface that is in direct contact with the applied load. Two conversion scales show how pressure varies with changes in force and area whilst the other parameter is fixed to the entered value.

Formula

The formula used by this calculator to calculate the pressure from force and area is:

P = F / A

Symbols

• P = Pressure
• F = Force
• A = Area

Applied Force (F)

This is the force generated by a load acting on a surface and can be specified in any of the force measurement units available from the drop down selection box.

Contact Area (A)

This is the contact surface area which the force is directly applied to, and can be specified in any area measurement unit available from the pull down selection choices.

Generated Pressure (P)

This is the resulting pressure generated by the specified force and area and is calculated by dividing the force by the area.