Orders of magnitude (viscosity)

The pitch drop experiment, demonstrating the viscosity of bitumen.

This page is a progressive and labeled list of the 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

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10−6 | 8.8 × 10−6 | Hydrogen[1]
10−5 | 1.3 × 10−5 | Steam (at 100 °C)[2]
1.8 × 10−5 | Air[2]
10−4 | 3.2 × 10−4 | Acetone[2]
6 × 10−4 | 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]
100 | 1.5  | Glycerine[2]
2.5  | Pancake syrup[4]
5.0  | Karo syrup[3]
101 | 10  | Honey[3]
20  | Treacle[4]
50  | Ketchup[3]
70  | Mustard[3]
102 | 100  | Sour cream[3]
250  | Peanut butter[3]
103 | 1,000  | Lard[5]
104 | 10,000  | Plate glass (at 900 °C)[1]
105 | 100,000  | Window putty[4]
108 | 2.3x108 | Pitch[6]
1021 | 1021-1024 | Mantle (geology)
…  | …  | …
1070 | 2.498x1070 | Planck viscosity

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kaye&Laby - 2.2.3 Viscosities
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Viscosity of Liquids and Gases". http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/tables/viscosity.html. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 "Viscosity Tables". http://www.vp-scientific.com/Viscosity_Tables.htm. Retrieved 2014-08-12.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "Units of viscosity". http://www.hydramotion.com/pdf/Website_Viscosity_Units_V2.pdf. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
5. ↑ "Viscosity Chart". http://www.research-equipment.com/viscosity chart.html.
6. ↑ Edgeworth, R.; Dalton, B.J.; Parnell, T.. "The Pitch Drop Experiment". http://www.physics.uq.edu.au/physics_museum/pitchdrop.shtml. Retrieved 2007-10-15.

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Orders of magnitude

Quantity|

* Acceleration
* Angular momentum
* Angular velocity
* Area
* Bit rate
* Capacitance
* Charge
* Computing
* Currency
* Current
* Data
* Density
* Energy / Energy density / Energy flow density
* Entropy
* Force
* Frequency
* Inductance
* Illuminance
* Length
* Luminance / Luminous flux
* Magnetic field
* Mass
* Molarity
* Momentum
* Numbers
* Power
* Pressure
* Probability
* Radiation
* Resistance
* Sound pressure
* Specific energy
* Specific heat capacity
* Speed
* Temperature
* Time
* Viscosity
* Voltage
* Volume

See also|

* Back-of-the-envelope calculation
* Fermi problem
* Powers of 10 and decades
* 10th
* 100th
* 1000000th
* Billionth
* Trillionth
* Metric (SI) prefix
* Macroscopic scale
* Microscopic scale
* Quantum realm

Related|

* Astronomical system of units
* Earth's location in the Universe
* "Cosmic View" (1957 essay)
* To the Moon and Beyond (1964 film)
* Cosmic Zoom (1968 film)
* Powers of Ten (1968 and 1977 films)
* Cosmic Voyage (1996 documentary)
* Cosmic Eye (2012)

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