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Centipoise (cP), dynamic viscosity
The poise is often used with the metric prefix centi-. A centipoise is one millipascal-second (mPa·s) in SI units. (1 cP = 10-2P = 10-3 Pa·s) Centipoise is properly abbreviated cP, but the alternate abbreviations cps and cPs are also commonly seen.
1 cP
is equal to
10-3 Pa·s
Pound-force second per square inch (lbf·s/in²)
1.45×10-7
Pound-force second per square foot (lbf·s/ft²)
2.09×10-5
Pound per foot second (lb/(ft·s))
6.72×10-4
Pound per foot hour (lb/(ft·h))
2.42
Slug per foot second (slug/(ft·s))
2.09×10-5
Poundal second per square foot
1.02×10-4
Dyne second per square centimetre (dyn·s/cm²)
0.01