It is a crimp-terminated socket designed to accept 14-18 AWG wire, with a tin contact finish plated to 50.0µin (1.27µm) over a brass base material. This is the female half of the connection — it mates with a corresponding Multimate III+ pin contact, typically housed in a connector housing or insert. The stamped construction keeps per-unit cost low for volume harness production, while the 50.0µin tin layer provides adequate corrosion protection for indoor, low-cycle applications where gold is not required.
The 14-18 AWG range covers the common power and signal wire sizes in industrial and automotive harnesses. A standard open-barrel crimp tool with the correct anvil and indentor for Multimate III+ contacts is required; the TE-certified tooling ensures the crimp meets the specified pull-force. Tin-plated contacts are more forgiving of tool wear than gold, but the crimp height window is still tight enough that a calibration check before a production run is standard practice.