Pressure Calculator

Pressure from force and area, in pascals, bar or psi.

N
Pressure
2,000Pa
Kilopascals
2kPa
Bar
0.02bar
PSI
0.290075psi
Atmospheres
0.01973847atm
Show the working
  1. 1P = F ÷ A = 500 ÷ 0.25 = 2,000 Pa
Formula
P = F ÷ A

How it works

Pressure is force spread over an area — the same force on a smaller area means more pressure.

Example

500 N on 0.25 m² is 2,000 Pa (2 kPa).

About the Pressure Calculator

Pressure from force and area, in pascals, bar or psi. It sits in the Physics & Engineering section of NWS Calc, a free collection of calculators that run entirely in your browser. There is no signup, no paywall and no tracking — open the page, enter your numbers, get an answer.

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