Stamped socket contact for AMPLIMITE HDP-20 D-sub housings
This is the female (socket) half of the crimp-contact pair, designed to be terminated to 20-24 AWG wire and inserted into the appropriate HDP-20 housing.
The contact uses a crimp termination — no soldering required — which means the wire is mechanically captured and the termination is repeatable with the correct crimp tool. The 20-24 AWG range covers the typical signal and low-current power wires used in D-sub applications: 24 AWG for multi-conductor signal cables, 20 AWG for higher-current circuits or longer cable runs. The stamped contact body is phosphor bronze, a spring-grade alloy that holds its shape under the crimp barrel compression and maintains contact force against the mating pin over temperature cycles.
Gold plating thickness and mating cycle life
The 30.0µin (0.76µm) gold finish on the contact area is a heavy plating grade for a stamped contact — standard commercial D-sub contacts often use flash gold (10-15 µinch) or selective plating. The gold is over the phosphor bronze base metal; no nickel underplate is specified in the listing, but the gold thickness alone indicates the contact is intended for reliable signal-level interconnects rather than high-current power duty.