Mortar Vs. Cement

What Is Mortar?

Types of mortar

• Cement mortar
• Lime mortar
• Surki Mortar
• Gauged mortar
• Mud Mortar

1. Cement Mortar

2. Lime Mortar

3. Gauged Mortar

4. Surki Mortar

5. Mud Mortar

Summary

• Cement is a binding agent to form mortar, concrete, and mortar.
• Mortar is made by adding water, sand, and lime to the cement.
• Mortar is commonly used to fill in the gaps between bricks and stones to prevent moisture from seeping out.
• Cement has many types, such as Portland, masonry cement, etc.
• Mortar has many types and colors, such as terracotta or white, etc.

What Is Cement?

Types of Cement

• Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
• Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)
• Rapid-Hardening cement
• Low heat cement
• White cement
• Hydrophobic cement, etc.

1. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)

• Alumina clays or silicates (clay and shale)
• Calcareous or calcium carbonate (limestone, chalk, and marl)

• It is used for general construction purposes.
• It is also used in most masonry works.

2. Portland Pozzolana Cement (PPC)

• OPC clinker
• Plaster
• Pozzolanic materials (fly ash, volcanic ash, and vapors of clay or calcined silica).

• It is also used in pre-stressed and post-stressed concrete elements.
• As it provides a better surface finish, it is used in decorative and artistic structures.
• It is also used in the manufacture of prefabricated sewer pipes.

3. Rapid-Hardening cement

• Rapid-Hardening cement is used mainly where rapid construction is required, such as pavement construction.
• It also offers high strength.

4. Low heat cement

• A low percentage (5%) of tricalcium aluminate (C3A)
• A higher percentage (46%) of decanted silicate (C2S).

• It is used for the construction of large dam feet, slabs of large rafts, and baseboards for wind turbines.
• It is also used for the construction of chemical plants.

5. White cement

• It is generally used in decorative works.
• It can also be used for traffic barriers, tile grout, swimming pools, tile patch materials, and terrace surfaces.

6. Hydrophobic Cement

• It is generally used in the construction of water structures, such as dams, spillways, or other submerged structures.
• It is also used in the construction of underground structures such as tunnels etc.

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