Wayne,
You are definitely correct that a lot of folks are interpreting not only manual peening but several other key items such as peen time. Many folks insist that peening time of the part is the same as the saturation point. Others say it's the time to reach 100% coverage on the part. Still others state it's the longer of the two.
These are the type of things we are discussing at AMEC. Hopefully one day we will have all the answers.
Do you think you would have an interest in joining the SAE AMEC committee?
