Stress Calculator

How do you Calculate Stress?

Stress, in the physics world, is calculated with two variables:

• Area


• Force

• Stress = Stress in pascals


• Force = Force in newtons


• Area = Area in square meters

Understanding Your Results

Your result you get will be a single number which indicates the stress of your specific scenario. It is displayed in pounds per square inch by default but can be converted into other units with the click of a button.

How to Use the Stress Tool

If you are trying to calculate stress you are in the right place. It can easily be done with a tool like this. The steps include:

1. Enter the area into the area field.


2. Enter the force into the force field.


3. Ensure the units selected for each field are aligned with the value you expect them to be.


4. Hit calculate and get your result instantly!

Example Calculation

Let's say you want to analyze the amount of stress exerted on a wall. Specifically, you are throwing a dodgeball at the wall. The area of the impacted area is 5 square inches and the force of the dodgeball is 7 pounds-force. We can enter these values into this tool to get our answer.

After we enter them we hit calculate and we get the answer to be 1.4 pounds per square inch. We can easily convert that to pascals or another unit by selecting it from the dropdown menu, if needed.