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Dynamic viscosity of saturated steam vs temperature

Dynamic viscosity in mPa·s, from 100 to 200 °C along the saturation curve. The chart and the table below are the same numbers; the table is the one you can copy.

Dynamic viscosity mPa·s
Dynamic viscosity of saturated steam in mPa·s, from 100 to 200 °C100 °C — 0.01227 mPa·s150 °C — 0.01419 mPa·s200 °C — 0.01618 mPa·s0.01250.0130.01350.0140.01450.0150.01550.016100110120130140150160170180190200Temperature (°C)Dynamic viscosity (mPa·s)
Saturated steam — everything else at 150 °C (default)
Density2.548 kg/m³
Vapour pressure476.16 kPa
Latent heat of vaporisation2,113.7 kJ/kg
Specific heat2.314 kJ/(kg·K)
Thermal conductivity0.0288 W/(m·K)
Dynamic viscosity by temperature
Temperature (°C)Dynamic viscosity (mPa·s)Row
1000.01227published
1100.012653interpolated
1200.013035interpolated
1300.013417interpolated
1400.013802interpolated
1500.01419published
1600.014584interpolated
1700.014981interpolated
1800.015381interpolated
1900.015781interpolated
2000.01618published

Rows marked published land exactly on a source anchor and are the tabulated figure. The rest are this library’s interpolation between the two anchors either side — good enough to design with, and said out loud so you can decide that for yourself.

IAPWS-95 / ASME Steam Tables · validated 100 to 200 °C · interpolated between 3 published anchors (values held, not extrapolated, past the ends) · saturated state only