Patent ID: 8707944

Claim:
A saw wire comprising: a steel wire having a steel strand and a plating layer formed on a surface of the steel strand; an abrasive fixed to the steel wire by a fixing part; and an intermetallic compound on an interface between the abrasive and the fixing part, wherein: the steel strand contains, in mass %, C: 0.8% to 1.2%, Si: 0.02% to 2.0%, Mn: 0.1% to 1.0%, Cr: 0.5% or less, P: 0.015% or less, S: 0.015% or less, and N: 0.01% or less, with the balance being Fe and an inevitable impurity; tensile strength of the steel strand is 3500 MPa or more; and the fixing part includes an Sn-based solder containing Zn or Ag, wherein the plating layer gets into the steel strand; and wherein the Sn-based solder has a melting point of 350° C. or below.