Saw wire

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.