My tube of anti-seize compound, rarely used, seems to have "body" to it. The goo, that is. I wonder if anti-seize is grease with anti corrosion compounds and stuff mixed in with it.

I guess this sort of answers my question;

"Most anti-seize compounds originally contained copper and graphite or copper, aluminum, and graphite, which tended to work for most applications, in standard settings. These anti-seize compounds were well suited to high temperature applications since aluminum can withstand temperatures 1000 °F, copper to 1800 °F and graphite to over 2000°F.

However, since copper and aluminum are reactive metals, they were ill suited for some applications exposed to substances like acetylene and ammonia.

For extreme high temperature applications, or those where a non-reactive compound was needed, special anti-seize compounds such as nickel or molybdenum disulfide (Moly) were developed. Nickel can withstand temperatures to 2,600 °F and is chemically inert. Moly is non-reactive, non-metallic, almost as frictionless as PTFE and can withstand temperatures to 2,400 °F."

http://news.thomasnet.com/companysto...mpounds-613808