Orders of magnitude (viscosity)
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The pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of bitumen.
This page is a progressive and labeled list of the dynamic viscosity orders of magnitude, with examples appended where possible.
Unless otherwise stated, all viscosities are measured at room temperature and pressure.
Factor (pascal-second (Pa·s) ) | Value (pascal-second (Pa·s) ) | Material |
---|---|---|
10−6 | 8.8 × 10−6 | Hydrogen[1] |
10−5 | 1.3 × 10−5 | Steam (at 100 °C)[2] |
1.8 × 10−5 | Air[2] | |
10−4 | 3.2 × 10−4 | Acetone[2] |
6 × 10−4 | Gasoline[2] | |
10−3 | 0.001 | Water[3] |
0.0012 | Ethanol[4] | |
0.0016 | Mercury[2] | |
0.003 | Milk[3] | |
0.004 | Blood[2] | |
10−2 | 0.028 | Linseed oil[4] |
0.072 | Corn oil[4] | |
0.084 | Olive oil[4] | |
0.085 to 0.14 | SAE 10 Motor oil[3] | |
10−1 | 0.1 | Castor oil |
0.14 to 0.42 | SAE 20 Motor oil[3] | |
0.42 to 0.65 | SAE 30 Motor oil[3] | |
0.65 to 0.90 | SAE 40 Motor oil[3] | |
100 | 1.5 | Glycerine[2] |
2.5 | Pancake syrup[4] | |
5.0 | Karo syrup[3] | |
101 | 10 | Honey[3] |
20 | Treacle[4] | |
50 | Ketchup[3] | |
70 | Mustard[3] | |
102 | 100 | Sour cream[3] |
250 | Peanut butter[3] | |
103 | 1,000 | Lard[5] |
104 | 10,000 | Plate glass (at 900 °C)[1] |
105 | 100,000 | Window putty[4] |
108 | 2.3x108 | Pitch[6] |
1021 | 1021-1024 | Mantle (geology) |
… | … | … |
1070 | 2.498x1070 | Planck viscosity |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaye&Laby - 2.2.3 Viscosities
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Viscosity of Liquids and Gases". http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/tables/viscosity.html. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 "Viscosity Tables". http://www.vp-scientific.com/Viscosity_Tables.htm. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Units of viscosity". http://www.hydramotion.com/pdf/Website_Viscosity_Units_V2.pdf. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ↑ "Viscosity Chart". http://www.research-equipment.com/viscosity%20chart.html.
- ↑ Edgeworth, R.; Dalton, B.J.; Parnell, T.. "The Pitch Drop Experiment". http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/physics_museum/pitchdrop.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-15.