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strictly related to its functional elements. Concrete is known for its great strength, especially when combined with steel rebar. Concrete can be used for, among other things, walls, floors and countertops that are structurally sound and also provide a decorative finish that resembles polished stone, with less cost for materials.

Color material is blended with the concrete mix to color the aggregate throughout.

New advancements in integral concrete color do not utilize conventional iron oxide based pigments, virtually eliminating efflorescence and alkali discoloration by using "synthetic primary pigments"

Patterns are impressed into wet concrete slabs or overlays to create textures or to provide the appearance of brick or stone.

Items can be embedded in the concrete for practical purposes (such as brass rails to serve as pot holders on a countertop) or aesthetic ones (such as decorating with shells or fossils).

Concrete "dyes" take many different forms and compositions.

Early concrete dyes consisted of generic printing inks that were dissolved in mild solutions of alcohol and applied to concrete surfaces to add a wide array of color to plain gray concrete. manufacturers later began dissolving the same printing inks in different carriers, such as acetone, lacquer thinner and other solvents, hoping to achieve increased penetration levels.

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