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Liquids - Dynamic Viscosities

Absolute (dynamic) viscosity values for some common fluids.

Absolute or dynamic viscosities for some common liquids at temperature 300 K are indicated below:

Fluids - Dynamic Viscosities
Fluid	Absolute Viscosity
Fluid	(N s/m², Pa s)	(centipoise, cP)	(10^-4lb/s ft)
Acetic acid	0.001155	1.155	7.76
Acetone	0.000316	0.316	2.12
Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol)	0.001095	1.095	7.36
Alcohol, methyl (methanol)	0.00056	0.56	3.76
Alcohol, propyl	0.00192	1.92	12.9
Benzene	0.000601	0.601	4.04
Blood	0.003 - 0.004
Bromine	0.00095	0.95	6.38
Carbon Disulfide	0.00036	0.36	2.42
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.00091	0.91	6.11
Castor Oil	0.650	650
Chloroform	0.00053	0.53	3.56
Decane	0.000859	0.859	5.77
Dodecane	0.00134	1.374	9.23
Ether	0.000223	0.223	1.50
Ethylene Glycol	0.0162	16.2	109
Trichlorofluoromethane refrigerant R-11	0.00042	0.42	2.82
Glycerine	0.950	950	6380
Heptane	0.000376	0.376	2.53
Hexane	0.000297	0.297	2.00
Kerosene	0.00164	1.64	11.0
Linseed Oil	0.0331	33.1	222
Mercury	0.0015	1.53	10.3
Milk	0.003
Octane	0.00051	0.51	3.43
Phenol	0.0080	8.0	54
Propane	0.00011	0.11	0.74
Propylene	0.00009	0.09	0.60
Propylene glycol	0.042	42
Toluene	0.000550	0.550	3.70
Turpentine	0.001375	1.375	9.24
Water, Fresh	0.00089	0.89	6.0

Absolute - Dynamic - Viscosity Converter

Liquids - Temperature and Dynamic Viscosities

Acetic acid
Acetone
Aniline
Benzene
Bromobenzene
N-Butane
Carbon disulphide
Carbon dioxide
Carbon tetrachloride
Chloroform
Di-ethyl ether

Liquids - dynamic visosities

Ethanol
Ethyl acetate
Ethyl formate
N-Hexane
n-Hexadecane.
Mercury
Methanol
Nitrobenzene
N-Octane
Oil, castor
Oil, olive
N-Pentane
N-Propane
Sulphuric acid
Toluene

Liquids - dynamic visosities

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