The paper with the title “Intergranular cracking of high strength extruded brass alloys” authored by Dr. A. Vazdirvanidis and Dr. G. Pantazopoulos was presented in TMS2018, Phoenix, USA. The paper presents the mechanisms and root causes for the observed intergranular cracking of three high strength brass rods. Phase, grain structure, size and distribution of intermetallic particles exerted detrimental effects impairing the mechanical properties and facilitating the environmentally-induced degradation of the material.