Viscosity Explained
Some conversion factors are as follows:
100 Centipoise = 1 Poise
1 Centipoise = 1 mPa s (Millipascal Second)
1 Poise = 0.1 Pa s (Pascal Second)
Centipoise = Centistoke x Density
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Viscosity Conversion Chart
The following viscosities are based on materials with a specific gravity of one.
Centipoise (CPS) or Millipascal (mPas) |
Poise (P) |
Centistokes (CKS) |
Stokes (S) |
Saybolt Universal (SSU) |
1 |
0.01 |
1 |
0.01 |
31 |
2 |
0.02 |
2 |
0.02 |
34 |
4 |
0.04 |
4 |
0.04 |
38 |
7 |
0.07 |
7 |
0.07 |
47 |
10 |
0.1 |
10 |
0.1 |
60 |
15 |
0.15 |
15 |
0.15 |
80 |
20 |
0.2 |
20 |
0.2 |
100 |
25 |
0.24 |
25 |
0.24 |
130 |
30 |
0.3 |
30 |
0.3 |
160 |
40 |
0.4 |
40 |
0.4 |
210 |
50 |
0.5 |
50 |
0.5 |
260 |
60 |
0.6 |
60 |
0.6 |
320 |
70 |
0.7 |
70 |
0.7 |
370 |
80 |
0.8 |
80 |
0.8 |
430 |
90 |
0.9 |
90 |
0.9 |
480 |
100 |
1 |
100 |
1 |
530 |
120 |
1.2 |
120 |
1.2 |
580 |
140 |
1.4 |
140 |
1.4 |
690 |
160 |
1.6 |
160 |
1.6 |
790 |
180 |
1.8 |
180 |
1.8 |
900 |
200 |
2 |
200 |
2 |
1000 |
220 |
2.2 |
220 |
2.2 |
1100 |
240 |
2.4 |
240 |
2.4 |
1200 |
260 |
2.6 |
260 |
2.6 |
1280 |
280 |
2.8 |
280 |
2.8 |
1380 |
300 |
3 |
300 |
3 |
1475 |
320 |
3.2 |
320 |
3.2 |
1530 |
340 |
3.4 |
340 |
3.4 |
1630 |
360 |
3.6 |
360 |
3.6 |
1730 |
380 |
3.8 |
380 |
3.8 |
1850 |
400 |
4 |
400 |
4 |
1950 |
420 |
4.2 |
420 |
4.2 |
2050 |
440 |
4.4 |
440 |
4.4 |
2160 |
460 |
4.6 |
460 |
4.6 |
2270 |
480 |
4.8 |
480 |
4.8 |
2380 |
500 |
5 |
500 |
5 |
2480 |
550 |
5.5 |
550 |
5.5 |
2660 |
600 |
6 |
600 |
6 |
2900 |
700 |
7 |
700 |
7 |
3380 |
800 |
8 |
800 |
8 |
3880 |
900 |
9 |
900 |
9 |
4300 |
1000 |
10 |
1000 |
10 |
4600 |
1100 |
11 |
1100 |
11 |
5200 |
1200 |
12 |
1200 |
12 |
5620 |
1300 |
13 |
1300 |
13 |
6100 |
1400 |
14 |
1400 |
14 |
6480 |
1500 |
15 |
1500 |
15 |
7000 |
1600 |
16 |
1600 |
16 |
7500 |
1700 |
17 |
1700 |
17 |
8000 |
1800 |
18 |
1800 |
18 |
8500 |
1900 |
19 |
1900 |
19 |
9000 |
2000 |
20 |
2000 |
20 |
9400 |
2100 |
21 |
2100 |
21 |
9850 |
2200 |
22 |
2200 |
22 |
10300 |
2300 |
23 |
2300 |
23 |
10750 |
2400 |
24 |
2400 |
24 |
11200 |
2500 |
25 |
2500 |
25 |
11600 |
3000 |
30 |
3000 |
30 |
14500 |
3500 |
35 |
3500 |
35 |
16500 |
4000 |
40 |
4000 |
40 |
18500 |
4500 |
45 |
4500 |
45 |
21000 |
5000 |
50 |
5000 |
50 |
23500 |
5500 |
55 |
5500 |
55 |
26000 |
6000 |
60 |
6000 |
60 |
28000 |
6500 |
65 |
6500 |
65 |
30000 |
7000 |
70 |
7000 |
70 |
32500 |
7500 |
75 |
7500 |
75 |
35000 |
8000 |
80 |
8000 |
80 |
37000 |
8500 |
85 |
8500 |
85 |
39500 |
9000 |
90 |
9000 |
90 |
41080 |
9500 |
95 |
9500 |
95 |
43000 |
15000 |
150 |
15000 |
150 |
69400 |
20000 |
200 |
20000 |
200 |
92500 |
30000 |
300 |
30000 |
300 |
138500 |
40000 |
400 |
40000 |
400 |
185000 |
50000 |
500 |
50000 |
500 |
231000 |
60000 |
600 |
60000 |
600 |
277500 |
70000 |
700 |
70000 |
700 |
323500 |
80000 |
800 |
80000 |
800 |
370000 |
90000 |
900 |
90000 |
900 |
415500 |
100000 |
1000 |
100000 |
1000 |
462000 |
125000 |
1250 |
125000 |
1250 |
578000 |
150000 |
1500 |
150000 |
1500 |
694000 |
175000 |
1750 |
175000 |
1750 |
810000 |
200000 |
2000 |
200000 |
2000 |
925000 |