B500A vs B500C

B500C and B500A are about equally stiff. Their densities are about the same. Per unit mass they are about equally stiff (25.48 and 25.48 MJ/kg). Strength: f_y = 500 MPa for B500A, f_y = 500 MPa for B500C.

B500A EN 1992-1-1 Annex C B500C EN 1992-1-1 Annex C

Side by side

ratio = B500C / B500A · log scale

Property	B500A	B500C	Unit	Ratio
E Young's modulus	200	200	GPa	1×
ρ Density	7850	7850	kg/m³	1×
f_y Yield strength (R_eH / R_p0.2)	500	500	MPa	1×
k Ratio (f_t/f_y)_k	1.05	1.15	–	1.1×
ε_uk Strain at maximum force, characteristic	2.5	7.5	%	3×
E/ρ Specific stiffness E/ρ · derived	25.48	25.48	MJ/kg	1×
c₀ Bar wave speed √(E/ρ) · derived	5048	5048	m/s	1×
f/ρ Specific strength f/ρ · derived	63.69	63.69	kJ/kg	1×

Values at the first thickness band or product form of each material (EN 1992-1-1 Annex C; EN 1992-1-1 Annex C). 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.