Originally Posted by redshift1

I looked into this quite extensively a few years ago and while I agree that anti-seizes are less slippery in general than greases ( also bearing in mind that anti-seizes vary amongst themselves quite widely ), I believe they most certainly do significantly change the c of f's compared to dry threads. ( The threads should be clean and non-rusted in both cases ). Probably makes little difference in the case of a bicycle bottom bracket if specific torque values aren't called out, but in some applications, like perhaps engine cylinder head bolts, it really does matter.