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Viscosity Standards for Cone/Plate, Stormer Rotothinner and all other Viscometers

The Quality Control Laboratory has developed with Cannon Instruments a unique listing of Calibration Standards. These standards are calibrated over 6 temperatures from 20 degrees Centigrade to 27.0 Centigrade. These oils are now packaged so they can be used for any Viscometer.

The following table related to a direct comparison to calibration oils supplied by The Paint Research AssociationPRA ).

Note: P.R.A. calibration oils are accurate to no better then plus or minus 1% at best. The following oils have an accuracy of +/- 0.2%.

P.R.A. Number Q.C.L. Number Dynamic Viscosity Poise at 25.0 Cent
1 FM50 0.5
2 FM75 0.75
3 FM100 1
4 FM150 1.5
5 FM200 2
6 FM250 2.5
7 FM300 3
8 FM350 3.5
9 FM400 4
10 FM500 5
11 FM700 7
12 FM1000 10
13 FM1500 15
14 FM2500 25
15 FM4000 40
16 FM6000 60
17 FM8000 80
18 FM10000 100
19 FM15000 150
20 FM20000 200

Viscosity standards are based on the National bureau of Standards value of 1.002 centipoise for water at 20 degrees Centigrade. All Standards are traceable to the National Bureau of Standards ( NBS ) / National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST ).

Viscosity Standards for Stormer Viscometer

Viscosity Standards Viscosity Standards cPs Kreb Units KU
S200(KU) 400 64
N350(KU) 750 79
N400(KU) 940 84
S600(KU) 1400 95
N1000(KU) 2600 115

Viscosity Standards for I.C.I. Cone & Plate

Viscosity Standards 0 – 10 Poise Viscosity Standards 0-40 Poise
FM 100 1 FM 1000 10
FM 300 3 FM 2500 25
FM 500 5 FM 4000 40
FM 700 7

Calibration Kits For Cone & Plate Viscometers Comprising:

Kit 1 – Contains 1, 3, 5, 7 POISE

Kit 2 – Contains 5, 7, 10, 25 POISE

Kit 3 – Contains any 4 from above Kit 1 & 2

Enables end user to calibrate using small samples at a low cost. ( Supplied with certification )

These standards can also be used for other Cones & Plates ( i.e. Brookfield and Haake ).

Calibration Standard for I.C.I. Rotorthinner

Viscosity Standards 0 – 10 Poise Viscosity Standards 0-40 Poise
FM 300 3 FM 6000 60
FM 500 5 FM 10000 100
FM 1000 10 FM 15000 150 

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