Absolute Viscosity Conversion Chart

µ cP P oise N s/m2 lbf s/in2 lbm /f t hr

cP – 100 1000 6.89476 × 106 0.413379
P oise 10−2 – 10 6.89476 × 104 4.13379 × 10−3
N s/m2 10−3 0.10 – 6.89476 × 103 4.13379 × 10−4
lbf s/in2 1.45038 × 10−7 1.45038 × 10−5 1.45038 × 10−4 – 5.99560 × 10−8
lbm /f t hr 2.41909 2.41909 × 102 2.41909 × 103 1.66790 × 107 –
lbm /f t s 6.71969 × 10−4 6.71969 × 10−2 0.671969 4.63306 × 103 1/3600
lbm /in s 5.59975 × 10−5 5.59975 × 10−3 5.59975 × 10−2 3.86088 × 102 1/43, 200
lbf s/f t2 2.08855 × 10−5 2.08855 × 10−3 2.08855 × 10−2 144 8.63366 × 10−6
kgf s/m2

g dyn s
P oise ≡ cm s ≡ cm2
≡ 100 cP (centipoise)
kg
Ns
m2
≡ ms

lbf s slug
f t2
≡ ft s

Kinematic Viscosity Conversion Chart

ν cSt Stoke m2 /s f t2 /s
cSt – 100 106 9.29030 × 104
Stoke 10−2 – 104 9.29030 × 102
m2 /s 10−6 10−4 – 9.29030 × 10−2
f t2 /s 1.07639 × 10−5 1.07639 × 10−3 10.7639 –

cm2
Stoke ≡ s ≡ 100 cSt (centistokes)

y
Ex: y = ax
x a

Ns
1 = 1000 cP
m2