This is the second international conference on high temperature creep resistant materials, organised by the High Temperature Materials Committee of The Institute of Materials, to be held in York. Topics covered in this volume directly address the application and performance of bolting materials in high temperature plant. In such applications, bolts are often required to operate for long periods of time under high duty plant operational conditions. Performance and material reliability are, therefore, important factors in the selection of suitable alloys. In a series of invited and contributed papers presented in 8 sessions, these conference proceedings consider the design, materials supply and control, material testing and selection, data analysis and life management factors which affect the performance and reliability of high temperature bolting in a wide variety of plant applications.