What is the difference between concrete and cement
Hi there, Welcome to “thecivilengineer18.com", in this article we are going to clarify that the majority of people get confused with cement for concrete and visa versa. Let me make this very simple. You are cooking or let's say your mother is cooking. While cooking your mom will cut the vegetables and then boil them with all the other items and finally, you get the food you eat. Everybody is clear about this. So Let's apply it in our civil engineering. The Vegetables are the Cement bags and the final product that you get after adding other ingredients like sand and aggregate along with water you will get a hardened substance known as the Concrete, the final food that we consume.
Let's Dig deep into the difference,
Cement - One of the Ingredient of Concrete
Concrete - One of the Final Products in Construction / Civil Engineering.
Let us know more about Cement
Cement is a powder produced by the process called Clinker formation patterned by Joseph Aspdin in the 19th century. If you want to learn more about Cement and its types check out our article titled What is cement made of
Let us know more about Concrete
Concrete is one of the most important products needed in the construction / Civil Engineering Industry. Concrete is a mixture of Cement, Sand, and Aggregate. The Difference in the ratio of these 3 materials determines the strength and durability and their area of use in the Construction. The different ratios give different strengths for the concrete which are considered as grades. Based on that they named M5, M7.5, M10, M15, M20, and M25 above this grade all were known as the design mix of concrete.
M5 Grade - 1:5:10 - For one part of Cement we need to add 5 parts of sand and 10 parts of aggregate along with water.
M7.5 Grade - 1:4:8 - For one part of Cement we need to add 4 parts of sand and 8 parts of aggregate along with water.
M10 Grade - 1:3:6 - For one part of Cement we need to add 3 parts of sand and 6 parts of aggregate along with water.
M15 Grade - 1:2:4 - For one part of Cement we need to add 2 parts of sand and 4 parts of aggregate along with water.
M20 Grade - 1:1.5:3 - For one part of Cement we need to add 1.5 parts of sand and 3 parts of aggregate along with water.
M25 Grade - 1:1:2 - For one part of Cement we need to add 1 part of sand and 2 parts of aggregate along with water.
Each of the Grades of concrete has a specific usage. Based on the final compressive strength their usage was classified as follows.,
M5 Grade - After 28 days of curing the concrete will attain a compressive strength of 5 MPa and it is mainly used for PCC for Foundation but nowadays these are not at all used because of the shrinkage issues it creates.
M7.5 Grade - After 28 days of curing the concrete will attain a compressive strength of 7.5 MPa and it is mainly used for PCC for foundation to prevent the direct contact of the foundation.
M10 Grade - After 28 days of curing the concrete will attain a compressive strength of 10 MPa and it is mainly used for Levelling course, bedding for footing, concrete roads, etc.,
M15 Grade - After 28 days of curing the concrete will attain a compressive strength of 15 MPa and it is also used for Levelling course, bedding for footing, concrete roads, etc.,
M20 Grade - After 28 days of curing the concrete will attain a compressive strength of 20 MPa and it is used for the construction of Slabs, Beams, Columns, footing, etc.,
M25 Grade - After 28 days of curing the concrete will attain a compressive strength of 25 MPa and it is used for the Structural members such as Slabs, Beams, Columns, Footing, etc.,
Above this grade of concrete all very specially designed for specific purposes to withstand special loads which were known as Special mix of concrete.
Hence, I think after reading this article you are well aware of the difference between cement and concrete. If this will be helpful to someone please share it with them. Thanks for your support. I you have any doubt regarding anything please let us know in the comment box. See you soon.
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