Fluid viscosity conversion table – Badger Meter Portable Hydraulic Testers User Manual
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FLUID VISCOSITY CONVERSION TABLE
Saybolt Universal
Seconds (SUS)
ISO-VG
CentiStoke
CentiPoise¹
Typical Brands/Liquids at 100 °F
31
2
1 .0
0 .876
Water
35
3
2 .5
2 .19
—
40
5
4 .2
3 .68
45
5/7
5 .9
5 .17
50
7
7 .5
6 .57
Kerosene
55
7/10
8 .8
7 .71
Atlantic Richfield/Duro 55 Hydraulic Oil
60
10
10 .5
9 .20
Monsanto/Skydrol - 500 A
70
10/15
13 .2
11 .56
Mobil/Aero HFA Hydraulic Oil
80
15
15 .7
13 .75
No . 4 Fuel Oil
90
22
18 .2
15 .94
Stauffer Chemical/Fyrquel 90
100
22
20 .6
18 .05
Conoco/Syncon Synthetic AW Hydraulic Oil
150
2
32
32 .0
28 .03
Mobil/DTE 24 Hydraulic Oil
200
46
43 .2
37 .84
Citco/Glycol FR-40XD (Oil in Water)
300
68
65 .0
56 .94
SAE 20 Crankcase Oil
400
68/100
86 .0
75 .34
Sunoco/Sunvis 41 Hydraulic Oil
500
100
108
94 .61
SAE 30 Crankcase Oil
750
150
162
141 .91
SAE 40 Crankcase Oil
1000
220
216
189 .22
Mobil/Paper Machine Oil - Type K
1500
320
323
282 .95
SAE 50 Crankcase Oil
2000
460
431
377 .56
Amoco/American Industrial Oil - No . 460
3000
680
648
567 .65
SAE 140 Gear Oil
4000
1000
862
755 .11
SAE 250 Gear Oil
¹ CentiPoise are given for oil of 0 .876 specific gravity . Relationship: CentiStokes × Specific Gravity = CentiPoise
2
Fluid viscosity used to calibrate Testers and Sensors
* ±1% Viscosity Range for Flo-Tech Testers and Sensors is 25 to 500 SUS
Table 2: Viscosity conversion
Fluid viscosity conversion table
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