The evaluated parameters are:
* time to specimen failure (e.g., breakage, or from other "failure" criteria)
* ductility (by elongation  to fracture or the reduction of the area)
* ultimate tensile strength (from the maximum load)
* area under the elongation - load curve (which represents the fracture energy)
* percent of ductile/brittle fracture on the fracture surface
* threshold stress for cracking
The results of the SSRT tests are evaluated using the ratio:
The departure of the ratio below unity quantifies the increased susceptibility to cracking.
The test is best used in combination with electrochemical measurements and other stress corrosion cracking tests.