Light-weight composition and mix for masonry, mortar and stucco
View Patent ↗A pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition includes from 70 to 80 percent sand and from 20 to 30 percent of a light-weight cement mix composition that comprises either slag cement, Gypsum or a combination of slag cement and gypsum; Portland cement; clay; and polystyrene.
1. A pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition comprising:
70 to 80 percent sand; and
20 to 30 percent light-weight cement mix composition comprising:
either slag cement, Gypsum or a combination of slag cement and gypsum;
Portland cement;
clay; and
polystyrene.
2. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the light-weight cement mix composition comprises from 4 to 20 percent polystyrene by weight.
3. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the light-weight cement mix composition further comprises up to 20 percent of perlite by weight.
4. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the light-weight cement mix composition further comprises up to 20 percent of mica by weight.
5. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the light-weight cement mix composition comprises from 5 to 10 percent clay.
6. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the light-weight cement mix composition comprises from 4 to 20 percent polystyrene.
7. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the polystyrene is pulverized polystyrene.
8. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 7 , wherein the pulverized polystyrene is a powder of approximately 75 to 375 mesh.
9. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 1 , wherein the clay is kaolin clay.
10. A pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition comprising:
approximately 75% sand; and
approximately 25% light-weight cement mix, the light weight cement mix comprising:
4 to 20 percent ground polystyrene;
up to 20 percent perlite and/or mica;
5 to 10 percent clay;
up to 20 percent slag cement; and
up to 91 percent Portland cement.
11. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 10 , wherein the polystyrene is pulverized polystyrene.
12. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 11 , wherein the pulverized polystyrene is a powder of approximately 75 to 375 mesh.
13. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 12 , wherein the powder is made by pulverizing dry frozen recycled polystyrene.
14. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 10 , wherein the clay is kaolin clay.
15. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 10 , wherein the pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition is provided in 65 pound bags.
16. The pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition of claim 15 , wherein mixing contents of the 65 pound bag with water produces an equivalent amount of pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition as a standard 80 pound bag pre-mixed mortar, stucco or masonry composition.