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Abstract

A temporary electrical junction includes a first electrical contact having a first metal surface; a second electrical contact having a second metal surface; and a plurality of particulate cores having a hardness greater than that of the first and second metal surfaces, the particulate cores being disposed between the first and second contacts. Force is applied to the first and second contacts such that the particulate cores cause elasto-plastic deformation of at least one of the first and second surfaces, such that the first and second contacts are temporarily joined together at least partly along their respective metal surfaces to complete the electrical junction. An alternate embodiment of the invention provides a temporary structure having a first substrate having a first metal surface; a second substrate having a second metal surface; and a plurality of particulate cores having a hardness greater than that of the first and second metal surfaces disposed between the first and second substrates such that, when force is applied to the first substrate and the second substrate, the particulate cores cause elastoplastic deformation of at least one of the first and second surfaces, such that the first and second substrates are temporarily joined together at least partly along their respective metal surfaces and wherein the first substrate is separable from the second substrate without destruction of the first substrate and the second substrate.

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