C40/50 vs C70/85

C70/85 is 1.2 times as stiff as C40/50. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass C70/85 is 1.2 times as stiff. Strength: f_ck = 40 MPa for C40/50, f_ck = 70 MPa for C70/85.

C40/50 EN 1992-1-1 C70/85 EN 1992-1-1

Side by side

ratio = C70/85 / C40/50 · log scale

Property	C40/50	C70/85	Unit	Ratio
E Young's modulus	35	41	GPa	1.17×
G Shear modulus	14.58	17.08	GPa	1.17×
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	40	70	MPa	1.75×
f_ck,cube Characteristic cube strength	50	85	MPa	1.7×
f_cm Mean cylinder strength	48	78	MPa	1.62×
f_ctm Mean tensile strength	3.5	4.6	MPa	1.31×
f_ctk,0.05 Tensile strength, 5 % fractile	2.5	3.2	MPa	1.28×
f_ctk,0.95 Tensile strength, 95 % fractile	4.6	6	MPa	1.3×
ε_c1 Strain at peak stress	2.3	2.7	‰	1.17×
ε_cu1 Ultimate strain	3.5	2.8	‰	0.8×
ε_c2 Strain at peak, parabola–rectangle	2	2.4	‰	1.2×
ε_cu2 Ultimate strain, parabola–rectangle	3.5	2.7	‰	0.771×
n Exponent, parabola–rectangle	2	1.45	–	0.725×
ε_c3 Strain at peak, bilinear	1.75	2	‰	1.14×
ε_cu3 Ultimate strain, bilinear	3.5	2.7	‰	0.771×
E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived	14.3	16.75	MJ/kg	1.17×
c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived	3782	4093	m/s	1.08×
f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived	16.34	28.6	kJ/kg	1.75×

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.