Dynamic Viscosity Converter
Dynamic viscosity measures a fluid's internal resistance to shearing — how thick it is. The SI unit is the pascal second. The CGS poise and especially the centipoise remain the working units in labs and lubrication data, because water at 20 °C is almost exactly 1 centipoise.
30 units supported Base unit pascal second (Pa·s)
Multiply the number of pascal seconds by 1000 to get centipoises. How this is calculated
About dynamic viscosity conversion
Dynamic Viscosity conversion is commonly needed when lubricant specifications, coatings, adhesives, and pipe-flow calculations. Water at 20 °C sits at almost exactly 1 centipoise, which makes it a convenient mental benchmark.
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Convert Pascal Second to other dynamic viscosity units
1 Pa·s expressed in every other dynamic viscosity unit on this site.
- Pascal Second Pa·s 1
- Kilopascal Second kPa·s 0.001
- Millipascal Second mPa·s 1,000
- Micropascal Second µPa·s 1,000,000
- Newton Second per Square Meter N·s/m² 1
- Poise P 10
- Centipoise cP 1,000
- Millipoise mP 10,000
- Micropoise µP 10,000,000
- Kilopoise kP 0.01
- Dyne Second per Square Centimeter dyn·s/cm² 10
- Gram per Centimeter Second g/(cm·s) 10
- Kilogram per Meter Second kg/(m·s) 1
- Exapoise EP 1e-17
- Petapoise PP 1e-14
- Terapoise TP 1e-11
- Gigapoise GP 1e-8
- Megapoise MP 0.00001
- Hectopoise hP 0.1
- Decipoise dP 100
- Nanopoise nP 10,000,000,000
- Picopoise pP 10,000,000,000,000
- Femtopoise fP 1e+16
- Attopoise aP 1e+19
- Kilogram-force Second per Square Meter kgf·s/m² 0.10197162
- Pound-force Second per Square Foot lbf·s/ft² 0.020885434
- Pound-force Second per Square Inch lbf·s/in² 0.00014503774
- Pound per Foot Second lb/(ft·s) 0.67196898
- Pound per Foot Hour lb/(ft·h) 2,419.0883
- Slug per Foot Second slug/(ft·s) 0.020885434
Complete list of dynamic viscosity units
All 30 units this converter supports, each stated against the pascal second (Pa·s).
| Unit | Symbol | System | In pascal seconds | Conversions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Second | Pa·s | SI | base unit (Pa·s) | pa·s to cp |
| Kilopascal Second | kPa·s | SI | 1 kPa·s = 1,000 Pa·s | — |
| Millipascal Second | mPa·s | SI | 1 mPa·s = 0.001 Pa·s | — |
| Micropascal Second | µPa·s | SI | 1 µPa·s = 0.000001 Pa·s | — |
| Newton Second per Square Meter | N·s/m² | SI | 1 N·s/m² = 1 Pa·s | — |
| Poise | P | Metric | 1 P = 0.1 Pa·s | — |
| Centipoise | cP | Metric | 1 cP = 0.001 Pa·s | cp to pa·s |
| Millipoise | mP | Metric | 1 mP = 0.0001 Pa·s | — |
| Micropoise | µP | Metric | 1 µP = 1e-7 Pa·s | — |
| Kilopoise | kP | Metric | 1 kP = 100 Pa·s | — |
| Dyne Second per Square Centimeter | dyn·s/cm² | Metric | 1 dyn·s/cm² = 0.1 Pa·s | — |
| Gram per Centimeter Second | g/(cm·s) | Metric | 1 g/(cm·s) = 0.1 Pa·s | — |
| Kilogram per Meter Second | kg/(m·s) | SI | 1 kg/(m·s) = 1 Pa·s | — |
| Exapoise | EP | Metric | 1 EP = 1e+17 Pa·s | — |
| Petapoise | PP | Metric | 1 PP = 100,000,000,000,000 Pa·s | — |
| Terapoise | TP | Metric | 1 TP = 100,000,000,000 Pa·s | — |
| Gigapoise | GP | Metric | 1 GP = 100,000,000 Pa·s | — |
| Megapoise | MP | Metric | 1 MP = 100,000 Pa·s | — |
| Hectopoise | hP | Metric | 1 hP = 10 Pa·s | — |
| Decipoise | dP | Metric | 1 dP = 0.01 Pa·s | — |
| Nanopoise | nP | Metric | 1 nP = 1e-10 Pa·s | — |
| Picopoise | pP | Metric | 1 pP = 1e-13 Pa·s | — |
| Femtopoise | fP | Metric | 1 fP = 1e-16 Pa·s | — |
| Attopoise | aP | Metric | 1 aP = 1e-19 Pa·s | — |
| Kilogram-force Second per Square Meter | kgf·s/m² | Metric | 1 kgf·s/m² = 9.80665 Pa·s | — |
| Pound-force Second per Square Foot | lbf·s/ft² | Imperial | 1 lbf·s/ft² = 47.8802589803 Pa·s | — |
| Pound-force Second per Square Inch | lbf·s/in² | Imperial | 1 lbf·s/in² = 6,894.75729317 Pa·s | — |
| Pound per Foot Second | lb/(ft·s) | Imperial | 1 lb/(ft·s) = 1.4881639436 Pa·s | — |
| Pound per Foot Hour | lb/(ft·h) | Imperial | 1 lb/(ft·h) = 0.000413378873222 Pa·s | — |
| Slug per Foot Second | slug/(ft·s) | US | 1 slug/(ft·s) = 47.8802589803 Pa·s | — |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the base unit for dynamic viscosity?
Dynamic Viscosity conversions on this site are calculated against the pascal second (Pa·s).
Which dynamic viscosity units can I convert?
You can convert between 30 units, including pascal second, kilopascal second, millipascal second, micropascal second, and more.
Where is dynamic viscosity conversion useful?
It is commonly needed when lubricant specifications, coatings, adhesives, and pipe-flow calculations.
Does this converter mix measurement systems?
The converter supports SI, Metric, Imperial, US units and keeps their exact definitions separate so results stay accurate.
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Conversion factors are based on internationally agreed unit definitions. See our methodology and sources for details on how these values are verified.