Centistokes to Stokes Converter
1 centistokes is exactly 0.01 stokes. Convert centistokes (cSt) to stokes (St) below: type a value and the result updates as you type.
cSt to St calculator
Result
Centistokes to Stokes conversion
1 cSt = 0.01 Stone centistokes in stokes
1 St = 100 cStone stokes in centistokes
Centistokes (cSt): One hundredth of a stokes: exactly 1 mm²/s. Oil viscosity grades are defined in cSt.
Stokes (St): CGS unit of kinematic viscosity: one square centimeter per second, exactly 10⁻⁴ m²/s.
Source:NIST Special Publication 811 (2008), Appendix B.8
How to convert centistokes to stokes
To convert centistokes to stokes, multiply the number of centistokes by 0.01.
Formula
St = cSt × 0.01
Examples
- 5 cSt = 5 × 0.01 = 0.05 St
- 25 cSt = 25 × 0.01 = 0.25 St
- 100 cSt = 100 × 0.01 = 1 St
Centistokes to Stokes conversion table
| Centistokes (cSt) | Stokes (St) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 cSt | 0.001 St |
| 0.5 cSt | 0.005 St |
| 1 cSt | 0.01 St |
| 2 cSt | 0.02 St |
| 3 cSt | 0.03 St |
| 5 cSt | 0.05 St |
| 10 cSt | 0.1 St |
| 20 cSt | 0.2 St |
| 25 cSt | 0.25 St |
| 50 cSt | 0.5 St |
| 100 cSt | 1 St |
| 250 cSt | 2.5 St |
| 500 cSt | 5 St |
| 1000 cSt | 10 St |
Values rounded to 10 significant digits where needed.
Frequently asked questions
- How many stokes are in one centistokes?
- One centistokes is exactly 0.01 stokes.
- How do I convert stokes to centistokes?
- To convert stokes to centistokes, multiply the number of stokes by 100. The formula is cSt = St × 100.
- Is this conversion exact?
- Yes. Both units have exact definitions and the factor 0.01 is exact. Displayed results are only rounded when they have many decimal places.
- Which is larger, a centistokes or a stokes?
- A stokes is 100 times larger than a centistokes. In other words, a centistokes is exactly 1/100 of a stokes.