Convert Stokes to Square centimetres per second
Convert Stokes (St) to Square centimetres per second (cm²/s) instantly and accurately.
Conversion Formula
cm²/s = St × 1
About Stokes
The stoke (St) equals 1 cm²/s = 10⁻⁴ m²/s, the CGS unit of kinematic viscosity named after Sir George Gabriel Stokes. Its hundredth part, the centistoke, is now dominant, but the stoke still appears in older fluid-mechanics texts and archival API and ASTM data. Water at 20 °C ≈ 0.01004 St; air at 20 °C ≈ 0.1516 St. 1 St = 100 cSt = 10⁻⁴ m²/s.
About Square centimetres per second
The square centimetre per second (cm²/s) equals 10⁻⁴ m²/s, numerically identical to 1 stoke (St). It is the explicit CGS dimensional form, preferred in dimensional analysis or when avoiding named units. 1 cm²/s = 1 St = 100 cSt.
Quick Reference Table
| Stokes (St) | Square centimetres per second (cm²/s) |
|---|---|
| 1 St | 1 cm²/s |
| 2 St | 2 cm²/s |
| 5 St | 5 cm²/s |
| 10 St | 10 cm²/s |
| 25 St | 25 cm²/s |
| 50 St | 50 cm²/s |
| 100 St | 100 cm²/s |