C45/55 vs C90/105

C90/105 is 1.2 times as stiff as C45/55. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass C90/105 is 1.2 times as stiff. Strength: f_ck = 45 MPa for C45/55, f_ck = 90 MPa for C90/105.

C45/55 EN 1992-1-1 C90/105 EN 1992-1-1

Side by side

ratio = C90/105 / C45/55 · log scale

Property	C45/55	C90/105	Unit	Ratio
E Young's modulus	36	44	GPa	1.22×
G Shear modulus	15	18.33	GPa	1.22×
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	45	90	MPa	2×
f_ck,cube Characteristic cube strength	55	105	MPa	1.91×
f_cm Mean cylinder strength	53	98	MPa	1.85×
f_ctm Mean tensile strength	3.8	5	MPa	1.32×
f_ctk,0.05 Tensile strength, 5 % fractile	2.7	3.5	MPa	1.3×
f_ctk,0.95 Tensile strength, 95 % fractile	4.9	6.6	MPa	1.35×
ε_c1 Strain at peak stress	2.4	2.8	‰	1.17×
ε_cu1 Ultimate strain	3.5	2.8	‰	0.8×
ε_c2 Strain at peak, parabola–rectangle	2	2.6	‰	1.3×
ε_cu2 Ultimate strain, parabola–rectangle	3.5	2.6	‰	0.743×
n Exponent, parabola–rectangle	2	1.4	–	0.7×
ε_c3 Strain at peak, bilinear	1.75	2.3	‰	1.31×
ε_cu3 Ultimate strain, bilinear	3.5	2.6	‰	0.743×
E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived	14.71	17.98	MJ/kg	1.22×
c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived	3835	4240	m/s	1.11×
f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived	18.39	36.78	kJ/kg	2×

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.