Compare / C80/95 vs C55/67

C80/95 vs C55/67

Europe EN 1992-1-1:2004 · Concrete

C80/95

80 MPa cylinder, 95 MPa cube characteristic strength at 28 days; Ecm 42 GPa.

Europe EN 1992-1-1:2004 · Concrete

C55/67

55 MPa cylinder, 67 MPa cube characteristic strength at 28 days; Ecm 38 GPa.

Mechanical

PropertyConditionC80/95C55/67Difference
Secant modulus of elasticity Ecm28 days42 000MPa238 000MPa2−9.5 %
Poisson's ratio νuncracked0.210.21same
Characteristic cylinder strength fck28 days80MPa355MPa3−31 %
Characteristic cube strength fck,cube28 days95MPa367MPa3−29 %
Mean compressive strength fcm28 days88MPa363MPa3−28 %
Mean axial tensile strength fctm28 days4.8MPa24.2MPa2−12 %
Characteristic tensile strength (5 % fractile) fctk,0.0528 days3.4MPa23MPa2−12 %
Characteristic tensile strength (95 % fractile) fctk,0.9528 days6.3MPa25.5MPa2−13 %
Strain at peak stress εc1—2.8‰22.5‰2−11 %
Ultimate strain (analysis curve) εcu1—2.8‰23.2‰2+14 %
Strain at maximum stress (parabola-rectangle) εc2—2.5‰22.2‰2−12 %
Ultimate strain (parabola-rectangle) εcu2—2.6‰23.1‰2+19 %
Exponent of the parabola n—1.421.752+25 %
Strain at maximum stress (bilinear) εc3—2.2‰21.8‰2−18 %
Ultimate strain (bilinear) εcu3—2.6‰23.1‰2+19 %

Design values

PropertyConditionC80/95C55/67Difference
Long-term coefficient on compressive strength αcc—1111same
Partial factor for the material γcpersistent and transient design situations1.511.51same

Physical

PropertyConditionC80/95C55/67Difference
Unit weight γreinforced, normal percentage of reinforcement25kN/m³125kN/m³1same

Thermal

PropertyConditionC80/95C55/67Difference
Coefficient of thermal expansion α—10×10⁻⁶ /K110×10⁻⁶ /K1same

Rows are matched by condition (thickness band, temperature, product form). A dash means the grade has no sourced value for that condition. Differences are C55/67 relative to C80/95; for ranges the lower bound is compared.