A process for producing a contact plug includes: providing a blank made of a lead-free brass alloy; semihot forming a first section of the blank to form a crimping region, the crimping region having an opening for insertion of a conductor end and the first section of the blank being heated to a semihot forming temperature before and/or during the semihot forming; and cold forming a second section of the blank to form a plugging region, the plugging region having a plurality of lamellae.