The effect of pigment volume concentration (PVC) on the antistatic and anticorrosive properties of waterborne antistaticanticorrosive epoxy coatings was studiedThe element components of conductive pigments were analyzed by X-ray energy dispersive spectrometer (EDX)
and the protective properties and morphology of coatings with different PVCs were characterized by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) respectivelyThe optimal PVC of this waterborne antistatic anticorrosive epoxy coating was determined as 35% based on the results of the tests of mechanical
physical and corrosionresisting performance
and the analysis of EISThe results showed that the corrosionresisting performance of coatings improved at first with increasing PVC and then decreased after PVC exceeded 35% in the range of PVC from 25% to 45%.