Enter the press fit force (lbf) and the total contact area (in^2) into the calculator to determine the Press Fit Pressure.
Press Fit Pressure Formula
The following formula is used to calculate the Press Fit Pressure.
Pfit = Fp / CA
- Where Pfit is the Press Fit Pressure (psi)
- Fp is the press fit force (lbf)
- CA is the total contact area (in^2)
How to Calculate Press Fit Pressure?
The following two example problems outline how to calculate the Press Fit Pressure.
Example Problem #1:
- First, determine the press fit force (lbf). In this example, the press fit force (lbf) is given as 750.
- Next, determine the total contact area (in^2). For this problem, the total contact area (in^2) is given as 3.
- Finally, calculate the Press Fit Pressure using the equation above:
Pfit = Fp / CA
Inserting the values from above and solving the equation:
Pfit =750 / 3 = 250 (psi)
Example Problem #2:
Using the same process as above, first define the variables required by the formula. In this case, these values are:
press fit force (lbf) = 1000
total contact area (in^2) = 5
Entering these values yields:
Pfit = 1000 / 5 = 200 (psi)
