Use this hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder calculator to calculate every piece of information. Easily calculate the cylinder characteristics such force, stroke times, velocity and volume. But let’s not stop there.

This calculator will give your the force, velocity, stroke time for extension and retraction. It also calculates port sizes, burst pressure, critical buckling load and material strengths for a wide variety of cylinder types. It also handles regeneration, buckling support and external loads.

Everything you need to know in this simple and FREE online calculator.

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Engineering utility

Hydraulic Cylinder Calculator

Enter the known cylinder and system values. Results update automatically.

Inputs

Blank and zero values are handled safely.

Units English Metric

Cylinder geometry

Barrel OD Bore Rod OD Rod ID Stroke Retracted length

Hydraulic system

Extend flow Extend pressure Retract flow Retract pressure External load at extension

Regenerative circuit

Buckling and materials

L1 L3 Barrel yield strength Barrel ultimate strength Barrel Young's modulus Rod yield strength Rod Young's modulus

Barrel supported against translation

Clear values

Results

"NaN" means more valid input is required.

Hydraulics	Extending	Retracting
Hydraulic area
Cylinder volume
Velocity
Stroke time
Force
Opposite-port flow
Recommended inlet port
Recommended outlet port
Bore-to-annulus ratio

Structural	Value	Design factor
Extended length
Dead length
Barrel cross-sectional area
Rod cross-sectional area
Critical buckling load
Burst pressure
Hoop stress
Axial stress
Combined stress
Rod stress