what's the difference between cement and mortor mix?
Morter is for brick and stone. Cement is for paving and reinforcement.
Come on guys...cement is cement...no kidding! Cement is the binding agent in concrete and mortar. (I know lime can be used to, but I like cement better) So, your mortar would be made of cement, fine aggregate (sand), and water. Now, if you are asking the difference between concrete and mortar, the main difference is the coarse aggregate (stone). But of course there are a lot of variables that come into play that will affect the true answer to your question... Oh, one last thing...cement and concrete can't be used interchangeable in a sentence. Cement is an ingredient to concrete.
Mortar is a material used in masonry to fill the gaps between blocks in construction. The blocks may be stone, brick, breeze blocks (cinder blocks), etc. Mortar is a mixture of sand, a binder such as cement or lime, and water and is applied as a paste which then sets hard. Mortar can also be used to fix, or point masonry when the original mortar has washed away. Cement is in all mortor
Cement has a mixture of portland cement, sand, and gravel. Mortar does not use gravel, just more sand, giving it a more spreadable viscosity.
