| Liquids | Viscosity
(Poise) | | Acetone | 0.0032 | | Alcohol(ethyl) | 0.012 | | Blood (whole) | 0.04 | | Blood plasma | 0.015 | | Gasoline | 0.006 | | Glycerine | 14.9 | | Mercury | 0.016 | | Oil (light) | 1.1 | | Oil (heavy) | 6.6 | | Water | 0.01 |
| | Gases | Viscosity
(Poise) | | Air | 0.00018 | | Helium | 0.00019 | | Methane | 0.00020 | | Nitrogen | 0.00018 | | Oxygen | 0.00020 | Water vapor
(steam) | 0.00013 |
| Viscosity has the SI units Pascal seconds (Pa s) which is called the Poiseuille. More commonly used is the dyne sec/cm2 which is called Poise. One Pa s is 10 Poise. The Poise is used in the table because of its more common usage. Data from Gustafson. These viscosities are at 20°C except for the blood and blood plasma which are at body temperature, 37°C, and for steam which is at 100°C. |