Electrical connector for high-temperature environments

An electrical connector for establishing an electrical contact with a complementary connector, in particular in a high-temperature environment, the electrical connector comprising: a housing having an essentially cylindrical inner volume with an opening at least at one end; an elongated contact element disposed inside the inner volume to contact the complementary connector when the latter is introduced into the inner volume; and an elongated spring element disposed between a wall of the inner volume and the contact element to resiliently support the elongated contact element. The contact element comprises an anchor section clamped between a first and a second part of the housing, wherein the anchor section is cold welded to at least one of the first and the second part of the housing, and/ or wherein the first and the second part of the housing are provided with complementary threads to clamp the anchor section between them by screwing the first and the second part together.