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Inspec keywords: electric connectors; Bauschinger effect; bending; reliability; mechanical contact; springs (mechanical); plastic deformation; finite element analysis; elastic deformation
Subjects: Tribology (mechanical engineering); Ballistics and mechanical impact (mechanical engineering); Mechanical components; Plasticity (mechanical engineering); Elasticity (mechanical engineering); Numerical analysis