Mapping erosion-corrosion of carbon steel in oil-water solutions: Effects of velocity and applied potential

► Potentiodynamic polarization studies of erosion-corrosion in crude oil/water slurries for carbon steel. ► Separation of erosion and corrosion contributions in the overall mass change in such conditions. ► Erosion-corrosion maps in oil/water slurries as a function of velocity and potential. ► Identification of synergy/antagonism in erosion-corrosion process in oil/water environments. ► A new tool for optimizing erosion-corrosion conditions in “downstream and upstream” oil and gas exploration conditions.