Building materials comprising composites with printed images

1. A building material, comprising:

a polymeric composite comprising a core layer and a coating layer, wherein the core layer comprises a polymeric foam and the coating layer comprises a textured surface formed by a plurality of particles embedded in the polymeric foam and protruding from a surface of the polymeric foam;

wherein the textured surface comprises an image comprising at least one inorganic pigment; and

wherein the plurality of particles of the textured surface comprises the at least one inorganic pigment; and

wherein the image exhibits a color difference (ΔE*ab) no greater than ±4 after 4000 hours using a QUV accelerated weathering test.

2. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the at least one inorganic pigment is iron oxide.

3. The building material of claim 1 , wherein no more than 50% of the particles are completely encapsulated by the coating layer.

4. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the coating layer has a thickness T b (mm), the particles have an average particle size PS (mm), and the coating layer is characterized by the formula T b =n*PS, wherein n is a number from 0.25 to 0.75.

5. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the inorganic pigment penetrates the coating layer.

6. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the coating layer comprises a resin that bonds with the plurality of particles.

7. The building material of claim 6 , wherein the resin is obtained from a sheet molding compound.

8. The building material of claim 6 , wherein the resin comprises an epoxy, a polyurethane, a polyisocyanurate, a polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, a polyimide, an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) copolymer, a vinyl ester, a phenolic, an acrylic, a polyester, or a mixture thereof.

9. The building material of claim 6 , wherein the resin comprises a UV-curable resin or a microwave-curable resin.

10. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of particles comprises calcium carbonate, crushed brick, clay, sand, limestone, quartz, mica, fly ash, or mixtures thereof.

11. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of particles comprises a reactive material.

12. The building material of claim 11 , wherein the reactive material comprises cement or stucco.

13. The building material of claim 1 , wherein the image corresponds to natural stone, brick, stucco, wood, gypsum, slate, marble, tile, concrete, a logo, a mural, a painting or a fresco.

14. A building material, comprising:

a polymeric composite comprising a polymeric foam and a textured surface formed by a plurality of particles embedded in the polymeric foam and protruding from a surface of the polymeric foam;

wherein the textured surface is painted, colored, or decorated, the textured surface comprising iron oxide and a resin;

wherein at least a portion of the plurality of particles comprises the iron oxide and is bonded to the resin.

15. The building material of claim 14 , wherein the polymeric foam comprises an inorganic filler having a different chemical composition than a chemical composition of the plurality of particles.

16. The building material of claim 14 , wherein the textured surface does not include a protective film.

17. A building material, comprising:

a polymeric composite comprising a foam that includes a plurality of particles embedded in, and protruding from, a surface of the foam to define a textured surface;

wherein the textured surface is painted, colored, or decorated, the textured surface including an image comprising iron oxide bonded to the resin;

wherein the plurality of particles comprises crushed brick or sand; and

wherein the image corresponds to natural stone or brick.

18. The building material of claim 17 , wherein the resin comprises a UV -curable resin.

19. The building material of claim 17 , wherein a thickness of the textured surface is less than or equal to 0.5 mm.

20. The building material of claim 17 , wherein the resin comprises functional groups chemically bonded to the foam.