Abrasive slurry erosion behavior of commercial steels was compared with elastomers.
High speed slurry-pot tester was used to simulate various industrial applications.
Wear mechanism in steels was classified as abrasion dominated erosion wear.
Transition from low-stress to high-stress abrasive erosion when particle size >1 mm.
In high-stress abrasive erosion conditions, steels outperformed polymers.