7/16/2020 Viscosity Converting Chart

Dynamic viscosity is also termed "absolute viscosity" and is the tangential force per unit area required to move one horizontal plane with respect to
the other at unit velocity when maintained a unit distance apart by the fluid.

Dynamic, Absolute and Kinematic Viscosity

Note that the conversion from Absolute (Dynamic) Viscosity to Kinematic Viskosity depends on fluid density . The conversions below are for fluid with
density like water - or specific gravity like one.

Absolute Viscosity Kinematic Viscosity

Saybolt Seconds Universal
centiPoise poise centiStokes stokes
(SSU)1)
(10-3 N s/m2, cP) (10-1 N s/m2, P) (10-6 m2/s, mm2/s, cSt) (10-4 m2/s , S)
at 100 oF (37.8 oC) at 210oF (98.9 oC)
12) 0.01 1 0.01
2 0.02 2 0.02 32.6 32.8
4 0.04 4 0.04 39.2 39.5
7 0.07 7 0.07 48.8 49.1
10 0.1 10 0.1 58.8 59.2
15 0.15 15 0.15 77.4 77.9
20 0.2 20 0.2 97.8 98.5
25 0.24 25 0.24 119.4 120.2
30 0.3 30 0.3 141.5 142.5
40 0.4 40 0.4 186.8 188.0
50 0.5 50 0.5 233 234
60 0.6 60 0.6 279 280
70 0.7 70 0.7 325 327
80 0.8 80 0.8 371 373
90 0.9 90 0.9 417 420
100 1 100 1 463 467
120 1.2 120 1.2 556 560
140 1.4 140 1.4 649
160 1.6 160 1.6 741
180 1.8 180 1.8 834
200 2 200 2 927
220 2.2 220 2.2 1019
240 2.4 240 2.4 1112
260 2.6 260 2.6 1204
280 2.8 280 2.8 1297
300 3 300 3 1390
320 3.2 320 3.2 1482
340 3.4 340 3.4 1575
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