C50/60 vs C80/95
C80/95 is 1.1 times as stiff as C50/60. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass C80/95 is 1.1 times as stiff. Strength: f_ck = 50 MPa for C50/60, f_ck = 80 MPa for C80/95.
Side by side
ratio = C80/95 / C50/60 · log scale| Property | C50/60 | C80/95 | Unit | Ratio | ¼×1×4× |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E Young's modulus | 37 | 42 | GPa | 1.14× | |
| G Shear modulus | 15.42 | 17.5 | GPa | 1.14× | |
| 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 | 50 | 80 | MPa | 1.6× | |
| f_ck,cube Characteristic cube strength | 60 | 95 | MPa | 1.58× | |
| f_cm Mean cylinder strength | 58 | 88 | MPa | 1.52× | |
| f_ctm Mean tensile strength | 4.1 | 4.8 | MPa | 1.17× | |
| f_ctk,0.05 Tensile strength, 5 % fractile | 2.9 | 3.4 | MPa | 1.17× | |
| f_ctk,0.95 Tensile strength, 95 % fractile | 5.3 | 6.3 | MPa | 1.19× | |
| ε_c1 Strain at peak stress | 2.45 | 2.8 | ‰ | 1.14× | |
| ε_cu1 Ultimate strain | 3.5 | 2.8 | ‰ | 0.8× | |
| ε_c2 Strain at peak, parabola–rectangle | 2 | 2.5 | ‰ | 1.25× | |
| 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 | 2.2 | ‰ | 1.26× | |
| ε_cu3 Ultimate strain, bilinear | 3.5 | 2.6 | ‰ | 0.743× | |
| E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived | 15.12 | 17.16 | MJ/kg | 1.14× | |
| c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived | 3888 | 4143 | m/s | 1.07× | |
| f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived | 20.43 | 32.69 | kJ/kg | 1.6× |
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.