Individual types of heat-resistant monolithic metals and alloys. Fibre, particle, and hybrid composites. Coatings and surface protection. Optimum microstructure and microstructure changes in the course of exposure to high temperatures. Substitution, precipitation and dislocation hardening. Mechanisms of creep deformation and damaging. Limit states and fracture criteria. Modelling and prediction the service life of heat resistant materials. Principles for designing new types of heat resistant materials, their effective exploitation in operating conditions of components of power-engineering and chemical engineering facilities