Stainless-clad　(SC)　steel　plates　offer　desirable　corrosion　resistance　at　a　relatively　low　cost,　but　their　shear　performance　in　high-strength　bolted　connections　in　a　corrosive　environment　has　not　been　fully　explored.　In　this　study,　monotonic　tensile　tests　were　performed　on　specimens　connected　by　normal　and　stainless　high-strength　bolts　at　different　corrosion　degrees.　The　results　were　used　to　determine　the　influence　of　corrosion　on　the　slip　coefficient,　bolt　pre-tension　force,　initial　slip　load,　and　ultimate　bearing　capacity,　and　a　simplified　method　was　developed　for　estimating　the　slip　coefficient　and　initial　slip　load.　©　2024