D. A. Hartman, M. J. Cola, V. R. Dave, Beyond6 Sigma, Santa Fe, NM; P. S. Korinko, Westinghouse Savannah River Company, Aiken, SC; M. G. Smith, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM; J. P. Miller, Honeywell FM&T, Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, MO; S. H. Malene, Savannah River National Laboratory, Aiken, SC; W. H. King, William H. King Consulting, LLC, Higganum, CT

Summary: Acoustic emission (AE) was investigated as a potential in-process metric for monitoring pinch weld bond quality.