Step-by-step instructions
- Enter or select Material strength.
- Enter or select Working stress.
- Tap Calculate.
- Review the result shown directly below the calculator.
Factor of Safety Calculator
Calculate material strength divided by working stress.
How to use the Factor of Safety Calculator
Calculate material strength divided by working stress.
What the inputs mean
- Material strength
- Enter the value requested by this field label.
- Working stress
- Enter the value requested by this field label.
Formula or calculation method
Material strength is divided by Working stress. The calculator formats the quotient as the requested result.
Example
For example, entering 100 for Material strength and 4 for Working stress gives a result of 25.
How to understand the result
The result is the rate, ratio, or amount produced by dividing the first quantity by the second.
Tip: Keep all values in compatible units and use values from the same time period when the calculator compares two amounts.