Method for producing female electrical terminal and female electrical terminal

The invention relates to a method for producing a female electrical terminal (1), comprising the following steps: providing a sheet metal blank; and forming the sheet metal blank (200) to include a wiring portion (5) for attaching an electric wire and a receiving portion (3) for receiving the male electrical terminal (100) in a receiving direction (R), the receiving portion (3) including a base portion (13) and two lateral portions, each transverse portion includes an end portion configured to form a top surface of the receiving hollow (7), at least one connecting beam connecting the end portion to the base portion (13), and a support beam also connecting the end portion to the base portion (13). The method comprises a further step of bending the transverse portion to form the receiving hollow (7), and an additional step d) of modifying, in particular reducing, at least one dimension (T, W, L) of the support beam. The invention also relates to a female electrical terminal (1) and to an electrical terminal ass