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Viscosity (dynamic) converter
Thickness — how much a fluid resists being sheared. 6 units, converted from one table of exact factors.
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1 pascal second in every other viscosity (dynamic) unit
Computed by the same engine that runs the converter above, so these can never drift apart from it.
| From | Equals | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| 1 pascal second | 1,000 | millipascal second (mPa·s) |
| 1 pascal second | 10 | poise (P) |
| 1 pascal second | 1,000 | centipoise (cP) |
| 1 pascal second | 10 | dyne second/square centimeter (dyn·s/cm²) |
| 1 pascal second | 0.02088543423 | pound-force second/square foot (lbf·s/ft²) |
What each unit actually is
Most converters give you a number and stop. Where a figure is exact by definition we say so, and where it is an average or shifts with conditions we say that too — that is usually the thing you needed to know.
| Unit | Symbol | What it actually is |
|---|---|---|
| pascal second | Pa·s | SI. |
| millipascal second | mPa·s | Water is about 1 of these at room temperature. |
| poise | P | The CGS unit. |
| centipoise | cP | Identical to mPa·s. Still the working unit in industry. |
| dyne second/square centimeter | dyn·s/cm² | Same as the poise. |
| pound-force second/square foot | lbf·s/ft² |
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