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Viscosity

Viscosity of liquids
The (dynamic) viscosity describes the flow behavior of liquids. It is defined as the internal frictional resistance of a liquid to the application of a pressure or a shearing stress. The dynamic viscosity (Greek letter eta) is normally given in millipascalseconds (mPas) and is usually determined by using a rotary viscometer. Previously the viscosity was given in poises (or centipoises, 1 cP = 1 mPas). In liquids the viscosity increases as the temperature decreases so that, in addition to the viscosity of the liquid, the temperature at which the viscosity was measured must also be mentioned!

Chemical Ethyl ether Water Olive oil Glycerol Honey Tar Printing inks

mPas at 20C 0,23 1,0087 107,5 1500 10000 100000 10000000

20 C mPas at 20

dynamic viscosity
1,00E+07 1,00E+06

Printing inks Tar

1,00E+05

Honey
1,00E+04 1,00E+03

Glycerol Olive oil

1,00E+02 1,00E+01

Water
1,00E+00

Ethyl ether
1,00E-01

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Chemicals Alkyd resins Apple puree Baby food Bone oil Brewer's yeast Butter Butter cream, sour Butter fat (ghee) Castor oil Catchup Caustic soda 50% Chocolate sauce Cleaning emulsion Cocoa butter Cocoa mass Coconut oil Cod-liver oil Concentrated milk Concentrated milk, sugared Corn oil Cotton oil Cream (30-50% fat content) Dipropylene glycol Fruit juice Fruit juice concentrate Fruit wort Gear oil SAE 140 Gear oil SAE 90 Gelatine Glucose Glycol Glyzerol 100% Glyzerol 100% Glyzerol 100% Gravy Hand creme Honey Hydraulic oil HLP 100 Hydraulic oil HLP 46 Hydraulic oil HLP 68 Jam Lacquers (25% pigments) Lard Latex emulsion Linseed oil Liqueurs Liquid egg Liquid soap Liquid wax Lube oil Machine oil, heavy Machine oil, light Malt extract Mayonnaise Milk Temperature 20C 20C 40C 20C 20C 40C 20C 40C 20C 30C 20C 50C 70C 60C 20C 20C 40C 40C 20C 60C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 45C 25-30C 20C 20C 10C 0C 80C 20C 40C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 40C 20C 40C 20C 45C 60C 90C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C (dyn.) Viscosity 500-3.000 mPas 1.500 mPas 1.400 mPas 300 mPas 370 mPas 30.000 mPas 550 mPas 45 mPas 1.000-1.500 mPas 1.000 mPas 45 mPas 280 mPas 2.420 mPas 50 mPas 4.000 mPas 60 mPas 35 mPas 80 mPas 6.100 mPas 30 mPas 60 mPas 15-115 mPas 107 mPas 50 mPas 2.500 mPas 600 mPas 2.700 mPas 700 mPas 1.200 mPas 4.300-6.800 mPas 40 mPas 1.490 mPas 4.500 mPas 12.100 mPas 110 mPas 8.000 mPas 2.000 mPas 300 mPas 120 mPas 195 mPas 8.500 mPas 3.000 mPas 65 mPas 200 mPas 30 mPas 10-100 mPas 150 mPas 85 mPas 500 mPas 60-200 mPas 600 mPas 150 mPas 9.500 mPas 2.000 mPas 2 mPas

Viscosity of liquids

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Chemicals Molasses 80Bx Molasses 83Bx Molasses 85Bx Motor oil SAE 10 Motor oil SAE 15 Motor oil SAE 15W40 Motor oil SAE 15W40 Motor oil SAE 5 Motor oil SAE 50 Mousse au Chocolat Oleic acid Olive oil Palm oil Parrafin emulsion Peanut oil Pectin Polyester resin Polymer solution Polyol (A-component) Polyol, unpigmented Potassium hydroxide Pottage Printing inks Pudding Rape oil Resin solution Salad cream Shampoo Soft cheese Soya bean oil Soya bean oil, treated Starch solution, 25B Tomato puree Tooth paste Train oil Transformer oil Transformer oil Treacle 65Bx Treacle 70Bx Turbine oil Vitamine oil Water varnish Whey Yoghourt Bx = Brix B = Baum Temperature 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C 20C -15C 20C 20C 40C 20C 40C 40C 20C 40C 40C 30C 20C 10C 20C 20C 20C 40C 40C 20C 20C 20C 20C 60C 20C 20C 20C 20C 40C 20C 20C 10C 20C 20C 20C 10C 20C 40C 40C (dyn.) Viscosity 10.000 mPas 50.000 mPas 100.000 mPas 50 mPas 130 mPas 390 mPas 3.000 mPas 30 mPas 750 mPas 1.500 mPas 40 mPas 40 mPas 45 mPas 3.000 mPas 40 mPas 300 mPas 3.000 mPas 20.000 mPas 85.000 mPas 500-5.000 mPas 67 mPas 430 mPas 550-2.200 mPas 1.000 mPas 160 mPas 7.100 mPas 1.300-2.600 mPas 3.000 mPas 30.000 mPas 60 mPas 600-800 mPas 300 mPas 195 mPas 70.000 mPas 100 mPas 30 mPas 75 mPas 120 mPas 400 mPas 200-1.100 mPas 4.500 mPas 900 mPas 800-1.500 mPas 150 mPas

Viscosity of liquids

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