Table of Viscosities
A compiled list of viscosities of various materials. Viscosity is given in centiPoise (cP), equivalent to milliPascal seconds (mPa s).
To get the kinematic viscosity (in centiStokes), just divide by the specific gravity of the fluid.
Fluid | Viscosity (cP) | Temperature (ºC) | Note | Source | |
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1-Propanol (propyl alcohol) | 1.945 | 1.945 | Densities and viscosities of binary mixtures of 1-propanol and 2-propanol with acetonitrile | ||
2-Propanol (isopropyl alcohol) | 2.052 | 2.052 | Densities and viscosities of binary mixtures of 1-propanol and 2-propanol with acetonitrile | ||
Acetate Glue | 1200-1400 | 1200 | 20 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Acetic acid | 1.056 | 1.056 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Acetic acid | 1.155 | 1.155 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Acetone | 0.302 | 0.302 | Petrino, P. J.; Gaston-Bonhomme, Y. H.; Chevalier, J. L. E. (1995). "Viscosity and Density of Binary Liquid Mixtures of Hydrocarbons, Esters, Ketones, and Normal Chloroalkanes". Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data. 40 (1): 136–140. | ||
Acetone | 0.316 | 0.316 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Alcohol, ethyl (ethanol) | 1.095 | 1.095 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Alcohol, methyl (methanol) | 0.56 | 0.56 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Alcohol, propyl | 1.92 | 1.92 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Alkyd resins | 500-3000 | 500 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Apple puree | 1500 | 1500 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Baby food | 1.4 | 1.4 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Baby Food | 1400 | 1400 | 93 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Batter | 29500 | 29500 | 30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Beet Sauce | 1950 | 1950 | 76 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Benzene | 0.601 | 0.601 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Benzene | 0.604 | 0.604 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Biscuit Cream Premix | 29200 | 29200 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Bone Oil | 48 | 48 | 54 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Bone oil | 300 | 300 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Brewer's yeast | 370 | 370 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Brewers Yeast | 368 | 368 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Bromine | 0.944 | 0.944 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Bromine | 0.95 | 0.95 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Broth Mix | 430 | 430 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Butter | 30000 | 30000 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Butter cream, sour | 550 | 550 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Butter Deodorised | 45 | 45 | 50 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Butter Fat | 20 | 20 | 65 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Butter Fat | 42 | 42 | 43 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Butter fat (ghee) | 45 | 45 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Canola oil | 46.2 | 46.2 | 30 | Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice (3rd ed.) | |
Carbon Disulfide | 0.36 | 0.36 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Carbon Tetrachloride | 0.91 | 0.91 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Carob Bean Sauce | 1500 | 1500 | 30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Castor Oil | 36 | 36 | 80 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Castor Oil | 580 | 580 | 27 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Castor Oil | 650 | 650 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Castor oil | 1000-1500 | 1000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Castrol Oil | 1000 | 1000 | VP Scientific | ||
Caustic soda, 50% | 45 | 45 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Chinawood Oil | 300 | 300 | 21 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Chloroform | 0.53 | 0.53 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Chocolate | 280 | 280 | 49 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Chocolate | 25000 | 25000 | VP Scientific | ||
Chocolate sauce | 280 | 280 | 50 | Buerkle | |
Citrus Fruit Pulp | 600 | 600 | 20 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Cleaning emulsion | 2420 | 2420 | 70 | Buerkle | |
Cocoa Butter | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cocoa Butter | 50 | 50 | 60 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cocoa butter | 50 | 50 | 60 | Buerkle | |
Cocoa mass | 4000 | 4000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Coconut Oil | 30 | 30 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Coconut Oil | 55 | 55 | 24 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Coconut oil | 60 | 60 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Cod Oil | 32 | 32 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cod-liver oil | 35 | 35 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Coffee Liquor 30-40% | 10-100 | 10 | 20 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Concentrated milk | 80 | 80 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Concentrated milk, sugared | 6100 | 6100 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Condensed Milk | 40-80 | 40 | 40-50 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Condensed Milk 75% Solids | 2160 | 2160 | 20 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Corn Oil | 28 | 28 | 57 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Corn oil | 30 | 30 | 60 | Buerkle | |
Cottage Cheese | 30000 | 30000 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Cotton oil | 60 | 60 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Cotton Seed Oil | 24 | 24 | 52 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cotton Seed Oil | 62 | 62 | 24 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cream (30-50% fat content) | 15-115 | 15 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Cream 30% Fat | 14 | 14 | 16 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cream 45% Fat | 48 | 48 | 16 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cream 50% Fat | 55 | 55 | 32 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cream 50% Fat | 112 | 112 | 16 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Cresol Crystals | 10 | 10 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Custard | 1500 | 1500 | 85-90 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Decane | 0.859 | 0.859 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Detergents | 1470 | 1470 | 70 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Diethylene | 32 | 32 | 21 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Dipropylene glycol | 107 | 107 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Dodecane | 1.374 | 1.374 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Edible Oil | 65 | 65 | 20 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Ethanol | 1.074 | 1.074 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Ether | 0.223 | 0.223 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Ethylene | 18 | 18 | 21 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Ethylene Glycol | 16.2 | 16.2 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Fruit juice | 50 | 50 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Fruit Juice | 55-75 | 55 | 18 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Fruit juice concentrate | 2500 | 2500 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Fruit wort | 600 | 600 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Gear oil SAE 140 | 2700 | 2700 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Gear oil SAE 90 | 700 | 700 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Gelatine | 1200 | 1200 | 45 | Buerkle | |
Gelatine 37% Solids | 1190 | 1190 | 43 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Glucose | 4300-8600 | 4300 | 25-30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Glucose | 4300-6800 | 4300 | 25-30 | Buerkle | |
Glycerine | 950 | 950 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Glycerine 100% | 176 | 176 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Glycerine 100% | 648 | 648 | 20 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Glycerol | 1.412 | 1.412 | Segur, J. B.; Oberstar, H. E. (1951). "Viscosity of Glycerol and Its Aqueous Solutions". Industrial & Engineering | ||
Glycol | 40 | 40 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Glyzerol, 100% | 1490 | 1490 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Glyzerol, 100% | 4500 | 4500 | 10 | Buerkle | |
Glyzerol, 100% | 12100 | 12100 | 0 | Buerkle | |
Gravy | 110 | 110 | 80 | Buerkle | |
Gravy Slurry | 110 | 110 | 80 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Hand Cream | 780 | 780 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Hand creme | 8000 | 8000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Heptane | 0.376 | 0.376 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Hexane | 0.297 | 0.297 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Honey | 2000 | 2000 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Honey | ~2000-10000 | 2000 | 20 | Effect of moisture content on the viscosity of honey at different temperatures | |
Honey | 10000 | 10000 | VP Scientific | ||
Hydraulic oil HLP 100 | 300 | 300 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Hydraulic oil HLP 46 | 120 | 120 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Hydraulic oil HLP 68 | 195 | 195 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Hydrazine | 0.876 | 0.876 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Iodine pentafluoride | 2.111 | 2.111 | The Viscosities of Iodine Pentafluoride and Ditellurium Decafluoride | ||
Isopropyl Alcohol | 1.9 | 1.9 | 85 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Jam | 8500 | 8500 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Jam Garnish | 8440 | 8440 | 16 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Karo Syrup | 5000 | 5000 | VP Scientific | ||
Kerosene | 1.64 | 1.64 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Ketchup | 50000 | 50000 | VP Scientific | ||
Ketchup[a] | ~ 5000-20000 | 5000 | 25 | Non-Newtonian | The rheological properties of ketchup as a function of different hydrocolloids and temperature |
Lacquer 25% Solids | 3000 | 3000 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Lacquers (25% pigments) | 3000 | 3000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Lard | 62 | 62 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Lard | 65 | 65 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Lard Oil | 40-47 | 40 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Latex Emulsion | 48 | 48 | 65 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Latex Emulsion | 200 | 200 | 24 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Latex emulsion | 200 | 200 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Linseed oil | 30 | 30 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Linseed Oil | 33.1 | 33.1 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Linseed Oil Raw | 29 | 29 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Liqueurs | 10-100 | 10 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Liquid egg | 150 | 150 | 45 | Buerkle | |
Liquid soap | 85 | 85 | 60 | Buerkle | |
Liquid wax | 500 | 500 | 90 | Buerkle | |
Lube oil | 60-200 | 60 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Machine oil, heavy | 600 | 600 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Machine oil, light | 150 | 150 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Malt extract | 9500 | 9500 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Malt Extract | 3000 | 3000 | 60 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Malt Extract 80% | 9500 | 9500 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Mayonnaise | 2000 | 2000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Mayonnaise | 20000 | 20000 | 20 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Mercury | 1.526 | 1.526 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Mercury | 1.53 | 1.53 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Methanol | 0.553 | 0.553 | "Dynamic Viscosities of (Methyl Acetate or Methanol) with (Ethanol, 1-Propanol, 2-Propanol, 1-Butanol, and 2-Butanol) at 298.15 K" | ||
Milk | 1 | 1 | 52 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Milk | 2 | 2 | 18 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Milk | 2 | 2 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Milk | 3 | 3 | VP Scientific | ||
Milk Whey 48% Sugar | 800-1500 | 800 | 40 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Mincemeat | 100000 | 100000 | 30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Molasses, 80°Brix | 10000 | 10000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Molasses, 83°Brix | 50000 | 50000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Molasses, 85°Brix | 100000 | 100000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Motor oil SAE 10 | 50 | 50 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Motor oil SAE 15 | 130 | 130 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Motor oil SAE 15W40 | 3 | 3 | -15 | Buerkle | |
Motor oil SAE 15W40 | 390 | 390 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Motor oil SAE 5 | 30 | 30 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Motor oil SAE 50 | 750 | 750 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Mousse au Chocolat | 1.5 | 1.5 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Mousse Mix | 1200 | 1200 | 5 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Mustard | 70000 | 70000 | VP Scientific | ||
NaOH 20% | 1 | 1 | 18 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
NaOH 30% | 1 | 1 | 18 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
NaOH 40% | 20 | 20 | 18 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Octane | 0.51 | 0.51 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Oleic acid | 40 | 40 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Olive Oil | 40 | 40 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Olive oil | 40 | 40 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Olive oil | 56.2 | 56.2 | 26 | Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice (3rd ed.) | |
Orange Juice Concentrate | 91 | 91 | 80 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Orange Juice Concentrate | 330 | 330 | 80 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Orange Juice Concentrate | 630 | 630 | 20 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Orange Juice Concentrate | 2410 | 2410 | 20 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Palm Oil | 43 | 43 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Palm oil | 45 | 45 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Paraffin Emulsion | 3000 | 3000 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Parrafin emulsion | 3000 | 3000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Peanut Butter | 250000 | 250000 | VP Scientific | ||
Peanut butter[a] | ~ 10000-1000000 | 10000 | Non-Newtonian | Rheological properties of peanut butter | |
Peanut Oil | 38 | 38 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Peanut oil | 40 | 40 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Pectin | 300 | 300 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Pectin | 300 | 300 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Pectin | 345 | 345 | 27 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Phenol | 8 | 8 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Pitch | 230000000000 | 230000000000 | 10-30 (variable) | "The pitch drop experiment", | |
Plastisol | 28000 | 28000 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Polyester | 3000 | 3000 | 30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Polyester resin | 3 | 3 | 30 | Buerkle | |
Polyisobutylene | 12500 | 12500 | 85 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Polymer solution | 20000 | 20000 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Polyol (A-component) | 85000 | 85000 | 10 | Buerkle | |
Polyol, unpigmented | 500-5000 | 500 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Polypropylene | 240000 | 240000 | 50 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Potassium hydroxide | 67 | 67 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Pottage | 430 | 430 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Printers Ink | 238-660 | 238 | 54 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Printers Ink | 550-2200 | 550 | 38 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Printing inks | 550-2200 | 550 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Process Cheese | 6500 | 6500 | 80 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Process Cheese | 30000 | 30000 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Propane | 0.11 | 0.11 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Propylene | 0.09 | 0.09 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Propylene | 52 | 52 | 21 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Propylene glycol | 42 | 42 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Pudding | 1 | 1 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Rape oil | 160 | 160 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Resin solution | 7.1 | 7.1 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Resin Solution | 880 | 880 | 24 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Resin Solution | 975 | 975 | 21 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Resin Solution | 7140 | 7140 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Rice Pudding | 10000 | 10000 | 100 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
SAE 10 Motor Oil | 85-140 | 85 | VP Scientific | ||
SAE 20 Motor Oil | 140-420 | 140 | VP Scientific | ||
SAE 30 Motor Oil | 420-650 | 420 | VP Scientific | ||
SAE 40 Motor Oil | 650-900 | 650 | VP Scientific | ||
Salad Cream | 1300-2600 | 1300 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Salad cream | 1300-2600 | 1300 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Sauce – Apple | 500 | 500 | 80 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Shampoo | 3 | 3 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Shampoos | 3000 | 3000 | 36 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Soap Arylan | 630 | 630 | 60 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Soap Solution | 82 | 82 | 60 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Soft cheese | 30 | 30 | 60 | Buerkle | |
Sorbitol | 200 | 200 | 20 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Sour Cream | 100000 | 100000 | VP Scientific | ||
Soya Bean Oil | 12 | 12 | 80 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Soya Bean Oil | 60 | 60 | 24 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Soya bean oil | 60 | 60 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Soya bean oil, treated | 600-800 | 600 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Soya Bean Slurry | 5000-10,000 | 5000 | 50-90 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Sperm Oil | 24 | 24 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Squalane | 31.123 | 31.123 | "Densities, Viscosities, and Refractive Indices of Binary Liquid Mixtures of Hexane, Decane, Hexadecane, and Squalane with Benzene at 298.15 K" | ||
Sulphonic Acid | 125 | 125 | 30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Sunflower oil | 48.8 | 48.8 | 26 | Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice (3rd ed.) | |
Toluene | 0.55 | 0.55 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Tomato Ketchup | 1000 | 1000 | 30 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Tomato Paste 30% | 195 | 195 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Tomato puree | 195 | 195 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Tooth paste | 70000 | 70000 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Toothpaste | 70,000-100,000 | 70000 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Train oil | 100 | 100 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Transformer oil | 30 | 30 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Transformer oil | 75 | 75 | 10 | Buerkle | |
Treacle, 65°Brix | 120 | 120 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Treacle, 70°Brix | 400 | 400 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Triacetate Dope | 48000-60000 | 48000 | 40 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Trichlorofluoromethane refrigerant R-11 | 0.42 | 0.42 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Triethylene | 40 | 40 | 21 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Turbine oil | 200-1100 | 200 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Turpentine | 1.375 | 1.375 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Turpentine | 2 | 2 | 16 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Vinegar | 12-15 | 12 | 20 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Vitamine oil | 4.5 | 4.5 | 10 | Buerkle | |
Water | 0.89 | 0.89 | CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 99th Edition | ||
Water | 1 | 1 | VP Scientific | ||
Water varnish | 900 | 900 | 20 | Buerkle | |
Water, Fresh | 0.89 | 0.89 | Engineering Toolbox | ||
Wax | 500 | 500 | 93 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Whale Oil | 25-39 | 25 | 38 | Michael Smith Engineers | |
Whey | 800-1500 | 800 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Whole Egg | 150 | 150 | 4.5 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Whole milk | 2.12 | 2.12 | 20 | Food Processing Technology: Principles and Practice (3rd ed.) | |
Yeast Surry | 20 | 20 | 18 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |
Yoghourt | 150 | 150 | 40 | Buerkle | |
Yoghurt | 152 | 152 | 40 | Thixotropic | Michael Smith Engineers |