Saw blade including teeth having a chip deforming element

A saw band for sawing metal, comprising:

• a base body, the base body being made of a first metal material;
• and
• a plurality of teeth,
• the teeth being formed by a plurality of protrusions extending from the base body, the protrusions being made of the first metal material,
• each of the protrusions being connected to an insert, the inserts being made of a second material which is harder than the first metal material,
• the teeth including a cutting portion and a chip producing surface, the cutting portion and the chip producing surface being located at the insert, the chip producing surface being the surface that initially cuts a work piece to be cut in the sense of beginning separation of a chip from the remainder of the work piece,
• at least a part of the teeth being arranged in a group of teeth being repeatedly arranged along the base body,
• the group of teeth including at least three unset teeth having different widths,
• a broadest tooth in the group of teeth not including a chip deforming element being located next to the chip producing surface in a direction facing away from the cutting portion, and
• at least one other tooth in the group of teeth including a chip deforming element being located next to the chip producing surface in a direction facing away from the cutting portion, the chip deforming element being designed as a surface with which a chip is elastically-plastically deformed after it has been initially produced by the chip producing surface, the chip having a small winding radius and a short length.