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Calculate and design your own gas spring application now!

Do you want to calculate a gas spring (also know as gas strut) for your application (lid, hatch, folding bed, etc.)? You can easily do this with our calculation tool. You can calculate and order a gas spring in 4 steps. These steps are explained in detail below. You can also watch our instruction video ► to get started or download the explanation in pdf.
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Step 1 - Enter the details of your gas spring application:

                             Metric Units                             Imperial Units                         

This calculation tool remembers your settings for your convenience. Click here to remove them. For advanced options, please click . Click on the image which resembles your application:

Hatch specifications

Length

inch

Width

inch

Height

inch

Weight

lb

Position pivot point

                         Bottom                         Top                         Middle                         Modified ⚙                     

Closed angle

°

Open angle

°

Cover material

                         Softwood (0.50 kg/liter)                         Wood (0.75 kg/liter)                         Hardwood (1 kg/liter)                         Plastic (1.1 kg/liter)                         Perspex (1.18 kg/liter)                         PVC (1.45 kg/liter)                         Glass (2.50 kg/liter)                         Aluminum (2.70 kg/liter)                         (Stainless) Steel (7.85 kg/liter)                         Other                     

Change center of gravity 

Gas spring details

Number of gas springs

                         1                         2                         3                         4                     

Material

Steel304

Gas tension spring

Temperature [℃] 

°

Wished hand force 

                         Standard                         Less                         Even less                         Minimal                         Automatically opening                     

 

Step 2 - Calculate & simulate:

Click calculate to find the right gas spring to your specifications and simulate whether everything is correct and responds as expected. For advanced options, please click .

Mounting preview:

Move the cover with your cursor

Maximum force on pivot point is ± 644 lb

Preview 3D / graph:

Attention: the mounting part on the cylinder cannot withstand this force. Choose another mounting part or change the force in step 3.
Attention: the mounting part on the rod cannot withstand this force. Choose another mounting part or change the force in step 3.

Step 3 - Details: