 ##  [Erosion-Corrosion](/erosion-corrosion) 

  ##  [Erosion-Corrosion](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/erosion-corrosion-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

Accelerated material loss caused by the combined action of a corrosive chemical environment and mechanical wear from flowing fluid or entrained particulates, where the two mechanisms interact synergistically to increase metal removal beyond either effect alone.