A fired heater tube that is resistant to 
corrosion and 
fouling is disclosed. The fired heater tube comprises an advantageous high performance coated material composition resistant to 
corrosion and 
fouling comprises: (PQR), wherein P is an 
oxide layer at the surface of (PQR), Q is a 
coating metal layer interposed between P and R, and R is a 
base metal layer, wherein P is substantially comprised of 
alumina, 
chromia, silica, 
mullite, spinels, and mixtures thereof, Q comprises Cr, and at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Al, Si, Mn, Fe, Co, B, C, N, P, Ga, Ge, As, In, Sn, Sb, Pb, Sc, La, Y, Ce, Ti, Zr, Hf, V, Nb, Ta, Mo, W, Re, Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd, Pt, Cu, Ag, Au and mixtures thereof, and R is selected from the group consisting of low 
chromium steels, ferritic stainless steels, austenetic stainless steels, duplex stainless steels, 
Inconel alloys, Incoloy alloys, Fe—Ni based alloys, Ni-based alloys and Co-based alloys.