Viscosity Values and Specific Gravity

Centipoise* (cp)	Centistokes (cSt)	Saybolt Second Universal (SSU)	Typical liquid	Specific Gravity
1	1	31	Water	1.0
3.2	4	40	Milk	-
12.6	15.7	80	No. 4 fuel oil	0.82-0.95
16.5	20.6	100	Cream	-
34.6	43.2	200	Vegetable oil	0.912-0.924
88	110	500	SAE 10 oil	0.88-0.935
176	220	1000	Tomato juice	-
352	440	2000	SAE 30 oil	0.88-0.935
880	1100	5000	Glycerine	1.26
1561	1735	8000	SAE 50 oil	0.88-0.935
1760	2200	10,000	Honey	-
3000	4500	20,000	Glue	-
5000	6250	28,000	Mayonnaise	-
8640	10,800	50,000	Molasses B	1.40-1.49
15,200	19,000	86,000	Sour cream	-
17,640	19,600	90,000	SAE 70 oil	0.88-0.935
-	-	-	Ink-Printers	1.0-1.38
-	-	-	Sulfuric Acid	1.83

*Centipoise = centistokes x specific gravity where specific gravity is assumed to be 0.8 (except for water). To find the exact cp of your fluid: cp = cSt x (weight per gallon x 0.120).

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