C16/20 vs C45/55

C45/55 is 1.2 times as stiff as C16/20. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass C45/55 is 1.2 times as stiff. Strength: f_ck = 16 MPa for C16/20, f_ck = 45 MPa for C45/55.

C16/20 EN 1992-1-1 C45/55 EN 1992-1-1

Side by side

ratio = C45/55 / C16/20 · log scale

Property	C16/20	C45/55	Unit	Ratio
E Young's modulus	29	36	GPa	1.24×
G Shear modulus	12.08	15	GPa	1.24×
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	45	MPa	2.81×
f_ck,cube Characteristic cube strength	20	55	MPa	2.75×
f_cm Mean cylinder strength	24	53	MPa	2.21×
f_ctm Mean tensile strength	1.9	3.8	MPa	2×
f_ctk,0.05 Tensile strength, 5 % fractile	1.3	2.7	MPa	2.08×
f_ctk,0.95 Tensile strength, 95 % fractile	2.5	4.9	MPa	1.96×
ε_c1 Strain at peak stress	1.9	2.4	‰	1.26×
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	14.71	MJ/kg	1.24×
c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived	3442	3835	m/s	1.11×
f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived	6.538	18.39	kJ/kg	2.81×

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.