Filler materials Used In Concrete

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Filler materials are gaining widespread popularity and becoming very important because they help in increasing some of the mix properties and also lower the usage of binder which is usually more expensive
Here is the table showing some common filler materials along with binders

Material Binder Filler Importance of filler
Concrete cement gravel, stone , sand cheaper
Drywall gypsum cardboard tenacity, volume, main part
Particle board Synthetic Resin, glue sawdust tenacity, volume, main part
Plastic explosive Plasticizer, oil explosive explosiveness
Tyre rubber rubber Soot Volume, better mechanic properties
Resin epoxy epoxy Microspheres Improve viscosity of resin
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