C16/20 vs C25/30

C25/30 and C16/20 are about equally stiff. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass they are about equally stiff (11.85 and 12.67 MJ/kg). Strength: f_ck = 16 MPa for C16/20, f_ck = 25 MPa for C25/30.

C16/20 EN 1992-1-1 C25/30 EN 1992-1-1

Side by side

ratio = C25/30 / C16/20 · log scale

Property	C16/20	C25/30	Unit	Ratio
E Young's modulus	29	31	GPa	1.07×
G Shear modulus	12.08	12.92	GPa	1.07×
ν Poisson's ratio	0.2	0.2	–	1×
ρ Density	2447	2447	kg/m³	1×
γ Weight density	24	24	kN/m³	1×
α Coefficient of thermal expansion	10	10	10⁻⁶/K	1×
f_ck Characteristic cylinder strength	16	25	MPa	1.56×
f_ck,cube Characteristic cube strength	20	30	MPa	1.5×
f_cm Mean cylinder strength	24	33	MPa	1.38×
f_ctm Mean tensile strength	1.9	2.6	MPa	1.37×
f_ctk,0.05 Tensile strength, 5 % fractile	1.3	1.8	MPa	1.38×
f_ctk,0.95 Tensile strength, 95 % fractile	2.5	3.3	MPa	1.32×
ε_c1 Strain at peak stress	1.9	2.1	‰	1.11×
ε_cu1 Ultimate strain	3.5	3.5	‰	1×
ε_c2 Strain at peak, parabola–rectangle	2	2	‰	1×
ε_cu2 Ultimate strain, parabola–rectangle	3.5	3.5	‰	1×
n Exponent, parabola–rectangle	2	2	–	1×
ε_c3 Strain at peak, bilinear	1.75	1.75	‰	1×
ε_cu3 Ultimate strain, bilinear	3.5	3.5	‰	1×
E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived	11.85	12.67	MJ/kg	1.07×
c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived	3442	3559	m/s	1.03×
f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived	6.538	10.22	kJ/kg	1.56×

Values at the first thickness band or product form of each material (EN 1992-1-1; EN 1992-1-1). A minimum and a characteristic value are not the same kind of number — read the ratio as a guide. Each material's page lists every band and every source.