C35/45 vs C55/67
C55/67 is 1.1 times as stiff as C35/45. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass C55/67 is 1.1 times as stiff. Strength: f_ck = 35 MPa for C35/45, f_ck = 55 MPa for C55/67.
Side by side
ratio = C55/67 / C35/45 · log scale| Property | C35/45 | C55/67 | Unit | Ratio | ¼×1×4× |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Young's modulus | 34 | 38 | GPa | 1.12× | |
| G Shear modulus | 14.17 | 15.83 | GPa | 1.12× | |
| 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 | 35 | 55 | MPa | 1.57× | |
| f_ck,cube Characteristic cube strength | 45 | 67 | MPa | 1.49× | |
| f_cm Mean cylinder strength | 43 | 63 | MPa | 1.47× | |
| f_ctm Mean tensile strength | 3.2 | 4.2 | MPa | 1.31× | |
| f_ctk,0.05 Tensile strength, 5 % fractile | 2.2 | 3 | MPa | 1.36× | |
| f_ctk,0.95 Tensile strength, 95 % fractile | 4.2 | 5.5 | MPa | 1.31× | |
| ε_c1 Strain at peak stress | 2.25 | 2.5 | ‰ | 1.11× | |
| ε_cu1 Ultimate strain | 3.5 | 3.2 | ‰ | 0.914× | |
| ε_c2 Strain at peak, parabola–rectangle | 2 | 2.2 | ‰ | 1.1× | |
| ε_cu2 Ultimate strain, parabola–rectangle | 3.5 | 3.1 | ‰ | 0.886× | |
| n Exponent, parabola–rectangle | 2 | 1.75 | – | 0.875× | |
| ε_c3 Strain at peak, bilinear | 1.75 | 1.8 | ‰ | 1.03× | |
| ε_cu3 Ultimate strain, bilinear | 3.5 | 3.1 | ‰ | 0.886× | |
| E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived | 13.89 | 15.53 | MJ/kg | 1.12× | |
| c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived | 3727 | 3940 | m/s | 1.06× | |
| f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived | 14.3 | 22.47 | kJ/kg | 1.57× |
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.