Guide
Standards for Flow Cups
Calibration Standards for Flow Cups
It is important for accurate viscosity results to calibrate your viscometer correctly. In order to help with the calibration of your viscometer with various flowcups, we have provided a useful reference table that outline the viscosity standards for the calibration of a variety of flow cups.
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| Viscosity Standard | Kinetic Viscosity Centistokes | Zahn Cup | Shell Cup | Ford Cup | ISO Cup | Din Cup | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size | Drain Time (secs) | Size | Drain Time (secs) | Size | Drain Time (secs) | Size | Drain Time (secs) | Size | Drain Time (secs) | ||
| C6 | 8.9 | - | - | 1 | 52 | - | - | 3 | 34 | - | - |
| C10 | 17 | 1 | 45 | 2 | 35 | 2 | 35 | 3 | 48 | - | - |
| C20 | 34 | 1 | 60 | 2 | 64 | 2 | 44 | 3 | 82 | - | - |
| - | - | 2.5 | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| C35 | 66 | 2 | 33 | 2.5 | 74 | 2 | 63 | 4 | 53 | - | - |
| - | - | 3 | 46 | 3 | 35 | - | - | - | - | ||
| - | - | 3.5 | 32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| C60 | 120 | 2 | 48 | 3.5 | 57 | 3 | 58 | 4 | 89 | 4 | 30 |
| - | - | 4 | 36 | 4 | 36 | - | - | - | - | ||
| C100 | 230 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 68 | 4 | 64 | 6 | 34 | - | 52 |
| - | - | 5 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| C200 | 460 | 3 | 47 | 5 | 72 | - | - | 6 | 67 | - | 102 |
| 4 | 36 | 6 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| C350 | 850 | 4 | 62 | 6 | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | 37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| C600 | 1600 | 5 | 70 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |