Embodiments herein describe a tie strap (100,303,600) with a hardened (110A) integrated rivet (114,614) for a saw chain (300,500). The tie strap (100,303,600) has a body (102,402) with an integrated rivet (114,614) extending therefrom and having a shoulder (110,410,610) extending from the body (1025,402) and configured to engage a rivet hole (634) of a connector link and a hub (108,408) extending from the shoulder (110,410,610) and configured to engage a rivet hole (634) of an opposing tie strap (320,520). The shoulder (110,410,610) has a high wear region (110A) and a low wear region (110E) disposed opposite from the high wear region (1101A), wherein the low wear region (110E) has a first hardness that is less than a second hardness of the high wear region (110A). Generally, the high wear region (110A) extends circumferentially around the shoulder (110,410,610) and is between about 90 degrees counter clockwise (124) to about 90 degrees clockwise (125) measured from a center point (126,127) on the shoulder (110,410,610) facing inward toward a center part of the body (102,402).