Artificial stone is a man-made stone that is manufactured in factories. It is also known as cast stone.
It is made from cement, sand, and natural stone aggregate. Cement and aggregates are mixed in a 1:3 ratio. Stone aggregate can be used as desired surface finish.
Pigments can be added to provide colors. The quantity of pigment should not be more than 15 % compared to the total volume of the mixture.
Pigments are used for the purpose of aesthetics. It gives various colors in the artificial stone.
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Various Types of Artificial Stone
Some most commonly used artificial stones are listed below.
- Concrete block
- Ransom stone
- Artificial marble
- Bituminous stone
- Victoria stone
- Imperial stone
- Garlic stone
Now we will discuss types of artificial stone in detail.
1. Concrete Block
Concrete blocks come under the category of artificial stone. These concrete blocks are made from cement, sand, and aggregate. Cement, sand, and aggregate mixed together with water.
2. Ransom Stone
Ransom stone is prepared by mixing soda silicate with cement. Ransom stone provides beautiful looks for flooring. They have good compressive strength.
3. Artificial Marble
Artificial marble is very costly and very rarely used in the construction industry. It is very made from marble debris, crushed stone powder, cement, sand, gypsum, and unsaturated polyester resin. Resins are used after molding, grinding, and polishing. It looks uniform in color.
4. Bituminous Stone
It is a special type of stone that is used to resist noise, wear, and dust. It is made of impregnated granite and diorite with refined tar.
5. Victoria Stone
Victoria stone is the modified form of granite stone. Pieces of granite stone are submerged into the soda silicate for two months to make Victoria stone.
6. Imperial Stone
Imperial stone looks like natural stone. It has white veining on its surface. It is an American stone that comes in verities of colors.
It is made by mixing finely crushed granite with portland cement. The mixture of granite and portland cement is molded in the desired shape and stem curd for 24 hours. After that, it is submerged into the silicate tank for days.
7. Garlic Stone
Garlic stone is made by mixing iron slog with portland cement. The mixture can be molded into the desired shape.
This type of stone is most commonly used as a surface drain, flagstone, etc.