Engineering Calculators

23 published calculators with traceable inputs, formulas, assumptions and review notices.

23 calculators

Machine Design

Shaft Diameter Calculator

Preliminary torsional sizing for solid and hollow shafts.

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Motors & Power Transmission

Torque Calculator

Calculate transmitted torque from power and rotational speed.

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Sheet Metal

Sheet Metal Flat Pattern Calculator

Develop a sheet-metal blank from bend geometry and folded-part dimensions.

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Sheet Metal

Press Brake Tonnage Calculator

Estimate bending force, press tonnage and preliminary machine capacity.

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Materials Engineering

Shape Weight Calculator

Calculate theoretical stock weight for common bars, tubes, plates and structural sections.

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Gears

Gear Ratio Calculator

Calculate the ratio and output speed for a simple external gear pair.

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Bearings

Bearing Life Calculator

Estimate basic rating life for a radial ball bearing.

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Springs

Spring Rate Calculator

Calculate the rate of a close-coiled helical compression spring.

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Bolts & Fasteners

Bolt Preload Calculator

Estimate proof load and target preload for a bolted joint.

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Fatigue & Failure

Fatigue Safety Factor Calculator

Estimate modified Goodman safety factor for axial or bending stress.

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Machining

Machining Speed & Feed Calculator

Calculate spindle speed and table feed for milling.

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Sheet Metal

Sheet Metal Bend Allowance Calculator

Calculate bend allowance using bend angle, radius and K-factor.

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Welded Joints

Fillet Weld Strength Calculator

Estimate static capacity of a single straight fillet weld.

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Welding & Fabrication

Plate Weight Calculator

Calculate plate mass from dimensions and density.

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Pressure Vessels & Piping

Pipe Flow Velocity Calculator

Calculate average fluid velocity from volumetric flow and inside diameter.

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Fluid Mechanics

Hydraulic Cylinder Force Calculator

Calculate ideal extension force from pressure and bore diameter.

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Heat Transfer

Heat Transfer Rate Calculator

Calculate heat-transfer rate from overall coefficient, area and temperature difference.

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Thermodynamics

Sensible Heat Calculator

Calculate sensible heat for a mass undergoing a temperature change.

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HVAC & Refrigeration

HVAC Cooling Load Calculator

Estimate a preliminary cooling load from area and design load density.

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Beams & Structural Mechanics

Beam Bending Stress Calculator

Calculate nominal bending stress from moment and section modulus.

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Unit Conversion & Manufacturing Economics

Length Unit Converter

Convert a length value from millimetres to common engineering units.

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Machine Design

Shaft Critical Speed

Estimate first critical speed from known static deflection at a concentrated rotating mass.

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