RichP
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Somebody left the lid off my can of anti seize. What is the volatile that is used in the stuff. I hate throwing away half a can.
At work we thin it down with Tri-flow.
According to http://www.ifa.hawaii.edu/instr-shop/MSDS/Permatex Anti-Seize.pdf the contents are:
35-40% Mineral oil 64741-44-2
20-30% petro distillates, hydrotreated heavy napthenic 64742-52-5
15-25% calcium oxide 1305-78-8
5-15% aluminum powder 7429-90-5
1-10% graphite powder 7782-42-5
The number at the end is the CAS number for the ingredient, with that you can look up its properties and respective MSDS sheet on Google pretty easily.
The petro distillates are probably what's evaporating, but if you can get it thinned down enough with some mineral oil, go for it. All the stuff aside from the CaO, Al, and C evaporates/burns off when you heat it up anyways.
paint thinner is mineral SPIRITS and is a volatile organic compound - solvent
mineral oil is the same as baby oil w/o the scent - a light lubricant