Orders of magnitude (viscosity)

The pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of bitumen.

This page is a progressive and labeled list of the SI dynamic viscosity orders of magnitude, with examples appended where possible.

Unless otherwise stated, all viscosities are measured at room temperature and pressure.

List of orders of magnitude for viscosity

Factor (pascal-second (Pa·s) )	Value (pascal-second (Pa·s) )	Material
10^−6	0.0000088	Hydrogen[1]
10^−5	0.000013	Steam (at 100 °C)[2]
	0.000018	Air[2]
10^−4	0.00032	Acetone[2]
	0.0006	Gasoline[2]
10^−3	0.001	Water[3]
	0.0012	Ethanol[4]
	0.0016	Mercury[2]
	0.003	Milk[3]
	0.004	Blood[2]
10^−2	0.028	Linseed oil[4]
	0.072	Corn oil[4]
	0.084	Olive oil[4]
	0.085 to 0.14	SAE 10 Motor oil[3]
10^−1	0.1	Castor oil
	0.14 to 0.42	SAE 20 Motor oil[3]
	0.42 to 0.65	SAE 30 Motor oil[3]
	0.65 to 0.90	SAE 40 Motor oil[3]
10^0	1.5	Glycerine[2]
	2.5	Pancake syrup[4]
	5.0	Karo syrup[3]
10^1	10	Honey[3]
	20	Treacle[4]
	50	Ketchup[3]
	70	Mustard[3]
10^2	100	Sour Cream[3]
	250	Peanut Butter[3]
10^3	1,000	Lard[5]
10^4	10,000	Plate glass (at 900 °C)[1]
10^5	100,000	Window putty[4]
10^8	2.3x10^8	Pitch[6]
10^70	2.5x10^70	Planck viscosity

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