An electrical connector including an electrical contact and an overmolded housing.
The electrical contact includes an electrically conductive substrate of an alloy
material and at least one sealing coating on a first section of the substrate.
The sealing coating includes chromium and/or zinc. The overmolded electrical connector
housing is overmolded onto at least a portion of the first section on the sealing
coating. The sealing coating prevents a passage from forming at a joint between
the contact and the overmolded housing for preventing flow of vapor and/or liquid
and/or other fluid through the joint.