[submitted by Jeff Jepson[

Are there any charts that correlate surface hardness with shot peen intensity/material? For example, I am shot peening 17-4 H900 stainless with an intensity of .010” on an A Almen strip. What would the hardness of the top layer be?

Jeff Jepson
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