Force Chart
Force (In Pounds)
Hose ID | 25 | 50 | 75 | 100 | 150 | 200 | 250 | 300 | 500 | 1000 |
PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | PSI | |
1/4" | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 25 | 49 |
3/8" | 3 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 33 | 55 | 110 |
1/2" | 5 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 29 | 39 | 49 | 59 | 98 | 196 |
3/4" | 11 | 22 | 33 | 44 | 66 | 88 | 110 | 133 | 221 | 442 |
1" | 20 | 39 | 59 | 79 | 118 | 157 | 196 | 236 | 393 | 785 |
1-1/4" | 31 | 61 | 92 | 123 | 184 | 245 | 307 | 368 | 614 | 1227 |
1-1/2" | 44 | 88 | 133 | 177 | 265 | 353 | 442 | 530 | 884 | 1767 |
2" | 79 | 157 | 236 | 314 | 471 | 628 | 785 | 942 | 1571 | 3142 |
2-1/2" | 123 | 245 | 368 | 491 | 736 | 982 | 1227 | 1473 | 2454 | 4909 |
3" | 177 | 353 | 530 | 707 | 1060 | 1414 | 1767 | 2121 | 3534 | 7069 |
4" | 314 | 628 | 942 | 1257 | 1885 | 2513 | 3142 | 3770 | 6283 | 12566 |
5" | 491 | 982 | 1473 | 1964 | 2945 | 3927 | 4909 | 5891 | 9818 | 19635 |
6" | 707 | 1414 | 2121 | 2827 | 4241 | 5655 | 7069 | 8482 | 14137 | 28274 |
8" | 1257 | 2513 | 3770 | 5027 | 7540 | 10053 | 12566 | 15080 | 25133 | 50266 |
10" | 1964 | 3927 | 5891 | 7854 | 11781 | 15708 | 19635 | 23562 | 39270 | 78540 |
12" | 2827 | 5655 | 8482 | 11310 | 16965 | 22620 | 28274 | 33929 | 56549 | 113098 |
Note: For hose I.D.'s from 1-1/4" to 12" the force in pounds is greater than the PSI.
- Force is the dynamic power which is exported longitudinally through a hose, towards the ends. To arrive at the number of
pounds of force exerted, you merely multiply the area of the I.D. times the working pressure being used. - Area of a circle: x r2 (PI [3.1416] times radius squared)
- Force = Area x Pressure