What is the difference between cement, mortar, and concrete?

Question

I know it's mostly different names for the same thing, but there must be some differences. It might have something to do with adding sand and/or rocks to make a mixture, but I'm not sure.

Answer 1

Cement is a limestone mix that acts as a glue: you can use it with rocks or alone, and it will harden.

Mortar is another kind of glue that specifically holds smaller rocks or bricks together. A specialized mortar is tile grout.

Concrete is cement mixed with sand to give it durability (the smaller the rock particles, the less likely it is to fracture, tho I am a fan of rock walls, not sand walls.)

Answer 2

Your all wrong! Cement and sand and or gravel when mixed in a proprtion of 1-2-3, in that order, and water is added, becomes concrete when it hardens.

Mortar, normally used to lay up large stones, brick, concrete block and the like, is cement with lime added, and sand, in a mix of 1-2, and water. The lime in the cement makes the mortar sticky so it adheres to what it is mortaring.

Answer 3

1 part cement + 3 parts sand = mortar. Add 3 parts grave and you have concrete. Depending on the type of construction you are doing.

Answer 4

cement is an ingredient in mortar and concrete.

mortar is a mixture of cement, sand and water.

concrete is a mixture of cement, sand, water and aggregate. (stones)

Answer 5

Difference Between Mortar And Concrete

Answer 6

Thats a hard ?

:-)

Sorry couldn't resist