Tube material loss leading to tube failure due to corrosion and/or erosion is one of the leading causes of forced maintenance outages in the coal and biomass fueled power generation industry. In addition to increasing the required funds for operations and maintenance of the facilities modifications made to the equipment for emissions reduction compliance have in many cases increased the rate of tube material loss. Accordingly there has been demand for innovative and cost effective materials technology advancements to mitigate the loss of tube material and thus reduce the frequency of unscheduled non-routine maintenance events. The employment of High Temperature Ceramic Coating Technology in the power generation industry has proven an effective means of protecting the underlying tube material from erosive and corrosive material losses and has afforded additional benefits related to increased heat transfer increased efficiency reduced air and flue flow energy consumption and reduced fuel consumption through the reduction of the adhesion of slag and deposits to the coated heat transfer surfaces.