Highlights some of the new directions in testing for environmentally induced cracking using a variety of slow strain rate techniques.

19 papers written by researchers from industry, government agencies, and universities worldwide address:

• Development and application of slow strain rate testing techniques

• Uses of slow strain rate SCC testing to control or monitor industrial processes: applications in nuclear power

• Research applications and developments in slow strain rate testing techniques

• Industrial applications of slow strain rate testing to evaluate the environmentally induced cracking

• Use of slow strain rate testing for qualification of SCC resistance of corrosion resistant alloys: case histories in petroleum production.

Papers describe both fundamental research studies and more practical applications