Viscosity of Different Liquids
Viscosity is a measure of a liquid’s resistance to flow or deformation. It is a fundamental property of fluids that describes how easily they flow or slide past each other. Liquids with high viscosity are thick and flow slowly, while liquids with low viscosity are thin and flow more easily.
The following table provides a list of dynamic (absolute) viscosity values for different liquids, taken at room temperature (approximately 20°C or 68°F) and 1 atmospheric (atm) pressure. (1 atm = 101,325 Pa)
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| Acetic acid | 1.223 |
| Acetone | 0.317 |
| Acetonitrile | 0.353 |
| Acrylic acid | 1.300 |
| Acrylonitrile | 0.346 |
| Aniline | 4.35 |
| Anisole | 1.359 |
| Benzene | 0.638 |
| Benzyl alcohol | 5.604 |
| Benzyl benzoate | 9.6 |
| Bromine | 0.996 |
| Butyl acetate | 0.734 |
| Carbon tetrachloride | 0.853 |
| Chlorobenzene | 0.795 |
| Chloroform | 0.563 |
| Cumene | 0.780 |
| Cyclohexane | 0.977 |
| Cyclohexanol | 57.50 |
| Dichloromethane | 0.426 |
| Diethyl ether | 0.225 |
| Diethylene glycol | 38.41 |
| Dimethyl carbonate | 0.585 |
| Dimethyl sulfoxide | 2.470 |
| Dimethylformamide | 0.92 |
| Dodecane | 1.400 |
| Ethanol | 1.149 |
| Ethyl acetate | 0.443 |
| Ethylbenzene | 0.666 |
| Ethylene glycol | 18.376 |
| Ethylene oxide | 0.255 |
| Formamide | 3.3 |
| Formic acid | 1.773 |
| Glycerol | 1412 |
| Heptane | 0.409 |
| Hexadecane | 3.176 |
| Hexane | 0.306 |
| 1-Hexanol | 5.016 |
| Hydrazine | 0.968 |
| Isobutanol | 4.010 |
| Isopentane | 0.217 |
| Isoprene | 0.209 |
| Isopropyl alcohol | 2.500 |
| Limonene | 0.923 |
| Methanol | 0.580 |
| 2-Methoxyethanol | 1.57 |
| Methyl acetate | 0.371 |
| Methylcyclohexane | 0.719 |
| Nitric acid | 0.746 |
| Nitrobenzene | 1.78 |
| Nonane | 0.727 |
| Octane | 0.542 |
| 1-Octanol | 8.499 |
| Oleic acid | 28.8 |
| Pentane | 0.240 |
| 1-Pentanol | 4.308 |
| Phosphoric acid (40%) | 3.86 |
| Propionic acid | 1.16 |
| Propylene carbonate | 2.53 |
| Propylene glycol | 54.65 |
| Pyridine | 0.974 |
| Styrene | 0.762 |
| Sulfolane | 10.07 |
| Sulfuric acid | 23.55 |
| Tetrahydrofuran | 0.519 |
| Toluene | 0.580 |
| 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene | 2.67 |
| 1,1,1-Trichloroethane | 0.795 |
| Triethylamine | 0.359 |
| Triethanolamine | 613.6 |
| Triethyl phosphate | 1.38 |
| Triethylene glycol | 47.8 |
| Vinyl acetate | 0.413 |
| m-Xylene | 0.608 |
| o-Xylene | 0.802 |
| p-Xylene | 0.636 |
| Water | 1.0016 |
The viscosity of liquids can vary depending on the liquid’s temperature, pressure, and other factors.
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References: 1) Cardarelli, François. Materials Handbook: A Concise Desktop Reference. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2018. 2) CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 97th Edition. United Kingdom: CRC Press, 2016-2017.