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In this study, an entropy-based evaluation method for contact strain-energy distribution is proposed to predict the assembly accuracy. Strain energy is utilized to characterize the effects of the combination of form errors and contact deformations on the formation of assembly errors. To obtain the strain energy, the contact state is analyzed by applying the finite element method (FEM) on 3D, solid models of real parts containing form errors. Entropy is employed for evaluating the uniformity of the contact strain-energy distribution. An evaluation model, in which the uniformity of the contact strain-energy distribution is evaluated in three levels based on entropy, is developed to predict the assembly accuracy, and a comprehensive index is proposed. The assembly experiments for five sets of two rotating parts are conducted. Moreover, the coaxiality between the surfaces of two parts with assembly accuracy requirements is selected as the verification index to verify the effectiveness of the evaluation method. 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