The microcracks are in the solid rocket motor itself, not the casings.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0026080075900130
https://aip.scitation.org/doi/abs/10.1063/1.50642?journalCode=apc
Try reading about the aging of solid rocket motors and the effects of microcracks on the burn rate and consistency of same.
Cause and effect, think about it