|
Fluid |
Temp (degrees C) |
Viscosity in mPa-s (same as cPoise) |
| Air |
20 |
0.01 |
| Water |
0 |
1.8 |
| Water |
20 |
1.0 |
| Water |
40 |
0.66 |
| Healthy blood |
37 |
2.7 |
| Methyl alcohol (1
carbon) |
20 |
0.6 |
| Ethyl alcohol (2
carbons) |
20 |
1.2 |
| Propyl alcohol (3
carbons) |
20 |
1.7 |
| Motor oil |
100 |
15 to 50 |
| Olive oil |
20 |
100 |
| Olive oil |
40 |
40 |
| Olive oil |
60 |
20 |
|
Olive oil |
80 |
12 |
.
For more viscous materials, it makes more sense to report
viscosities in Pascal-seconds instead of centipoise |
|
Fluid |
Temp (degrees C) |
Viscosity in Pa-s |
| |
|
|
| Water |
20 C |
0.001 Pa-s |
| Olive oil |
20 C |
0.1 Pa-s |
| Basaltic Lava |
1500 C - 2000 C |
10 - 100 Pa-s |
| Plasticine clay |
20 C |
100 Pa-s |
| Asphalt |
25 C |
1,000 Pa-s |
| Granitic Magma |
1500 C - 2000 C |
> 100,000 Pa-s |
| Glass |
1000 C |
3,000,000 Pa-s |
| Glass |
room temp |
unknown |
|
. Motor oil
is usually calibrated in terms of "kinematic viscosity"
which is viscosity divided by density. In terms of kinematic
viscosity... |
| Motor oil |
100 C |
0.10 - 0.25 stokes |
|
