Re: HIGH temperature thread sealant.

From: Gregory L. Hansen (glhansen_at_steel.ucs.indiana.edu)
Date: 02/18/05 

Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 15:45:17 +0000 (UTC)

In article <421604F1.B00CF6D1@hate.spam.net>,
Uncle Al <UncleAl0@hate.spam.net> wrote:
>Steve Taylor wrote:

>If BN is that soft, a hard-faced mechanical seal sounds iffy. That
>puts you back toward Dexsil rubbers. Residue, if physically
>tenacious, should chew off in strong base or ammonium hydrogen
>bifluoride solution plus a tiny bit of non-ionic detergent (Dawn
>dishwashing liquid) to lower surface tension.

This is kind of out of my ass, but what about using the BN itself as a
sealant. Is there some kind of goop that would dissolve the BN but not
attack the stainless, that could be applied to the threads and dried out
before use? 

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