Press-fit calculator

Guide for this calculator

This press fit spreadsheet

calculates the amount of
mechanical force based on
pressure induced due to
interference fit of a pin and hole
assembly.
This formula assumes solid pins
into holes with very thick walls
(such as in large plates of block)

The formula used is listed below.

Input parameters are blue.

 General Geometry
Hole Nominal Diameter, d (mm) 12.7
Thickness of contact area (mm) 25.4
Friction between pin and hole, μ 0.3

Hole Geometry
Young's Modulus, EH (GPa) 210
Poisson's Ratio, vH 0.292
Hole Internal Diameter, dH (mm) 12.6873

Pin Geometry
Young's Modulus, EP (GPa) 210
Poisson's Ratio, νP 0.292
Pin External Diameter, dP (mm) 12.70508

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 Results
Radial Interference, δ 0.009
Area of contact, A (mm2) 1013.415
Pressure, P (MPa) 147.000
Axial Force, F (N) 44691.600

Geometry guide for pin hole

assembly
Normalized units, radii
0.00635
0.0254
0.3

2.1E+11
0.292
0.006353

-151.238 2.14E-14
2.1E+11
0.292

0.006344
-60.4283 3.91E-14

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0.001013
1.47E+08
44691.6