About Viscosity

Viscosity describes a fluid's resistance to flow.

Common Unit Families

Metric / SI

Pascal-second, Millipascal-second, Centipoise, Centistokes (water-density equivalent)

Imperial / customary

Pound-force second per square foot

Specialty

Poise, Stokes (water-density equivalent)

Supported Units

• Pa s Pascal-second
• mPa s Millipascal-second
• P Poise
• cP Centipoise
• lbf·s/ft² Pound-force second per square foot
• St Stokes (water-density equivalent)
• cSt Centistokes (water-density equivalent)