Hot rolled bands and sheets are primarily low carbon steels that are produced on a Hot Strip Mill from slabs that have been thoroughly heated to a rolling temperature of approximately 2300°F. Slab heating at this temperature accomplishes several desirable end results, which include, surface scaling for minor surface imperfection removal, softening of the steel so it can be hot rolled, and (where applicable) dissolving carbides or nitrides that are to be precipitated at a later stage of the rolling process.