| Liquids | Viscosity
(Poise) |
| Acetone | 0.0032 |
| Alcohol(ethyl) | 0.012 |
| Blood (whole) | 0.04 |
| Blood plasma | 0.015 |
| Gasoline | 0.006 |
| Glycerine | 14.9 |
| Mercury | 0.016 |
| Oil (light) | 1.1 |
| Oil (heavy) | 6.6 |
| Water | 0.01 |
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| Gases | Viscosity
(Poise) |
| Air | 0.00018 |
| Helium | 0.00019 |
| Methane | 0.00020 |
| Nitrogen | 0.00018 |
| Oxygen | 0.00020 |
Water vapor
(steam) | 0.00013 |
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Viscosity has the SI units Pascal seconds (Pa s) which is called the Poiseuille. More commonly used is the dyne sec/cm2 which is called Poise. One Pa s is 10 Poise. The Poise is used in the table because of its more common usage. Data from Gustafson. These viscosities are at 20°C except for the blood and blood plasma which are at body temperature, 37°C, and for steam which is at 100°C.
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