Deltana DSB4060 4" x 6" Square Corner Hinges (Pair)

Solid brass, both the base material and the substrate on the DSB4060. That matters on exterior and humid openings, where plated steel hinges eventually rust at the knuckle and stain the jamb. It also means the 4 x 6 inch hinge takes an unlacquered brass finish that will patina naturally over time rather than flaking the way a plated finish does.

Square corners on the DSB4060, so it drops into a chiseled square mortise, the kind you get from hand work or a router with a square corner chisel. It will not sit right in a machine-routed pocket with radiused corners. If your prep has rounded corners you want a radius corner hinge, such as an Orca Hardware 1/4 inch radius corner unit, or you will be squaring off each corner by hand.

Both screw sets ship with the pair: #12 x 1-1/4 wood screws for a wood jamb or door, and #12 x 1/2 machine screws for a metal frame that is already tapped. Nothing else is required for a standard full mortise install. Note it is sold by the pair, so a typical three hinge door needs two units, and you will have a spare hinge left over.

Plain bearing. That is fine for residential doors that see normal household traffic, and Deltana rates the DSB4060 residential. On a high cycle opening, an entry into a rental building, an office corridor, or anything with a closer on it, a bearing hinge holds up better under the load. For that duty look at a ball bearing unit like the Orca Hardware 3535 Series 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing commercial hinge or the Don-Jo HWBB84545 heavy weight ball bearing hinge.

The pin is removable on the DSB4060, it is not an NRP hinge. On an out-swinging exterior door the barrel is on the outside, so a removable pin means the door can be lifted off its hinges from the street side. For that opening you want a non-removable pin hinge, such as the Hager BB1168 NRP full mortise ball bearing hinge. On an in-swinging door the barrel is protected on the interior and the removable pin is not a security issue, and it makes hanging and re-hanging the slab much easier.

Deltana lists the DSB4060 as residential, and it is a plain bearing hinge. For a commercial corridor, a stairwell, or any opening carried on a door schedule, specify a commercial bearing hinge instead, for example the Ives 3CB1 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge or the Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight ball bearing hinge in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2. Use the DSB4060 where it belongs, on residential entry and interior doors where the solid brass and the finish are the point.

The Deltana DSB4060 is a 4 inch by 6 inch square corner plain bearing full mortise hinge in solid brass, sold as a pair. If the opening calls for a smaller leaf in the same square corner, plain bearing configuration, the Emtek 91013 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner plain bearing hinge in plated steel, also sold as a pair. The differences to weigh are leaf size and base material: the DSB4060 gives a taller 6 inch leaf in brass, the 91013 a square 3-1/2 inch leaf in plated steel.

The DSB4060 is a plain bearing hinge rated for residential use. On an opening that cycles at commercial traffic levels, a bearing hinge carries the load better: the Orca Hardware 3535 Series is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge at a medium duty level, and the Ives 3CB1HW is a steel heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge with 3 knuckles at a heavy duty level. Both keep the square corner prep, so the mortise pattern on a square-cornered door is compatible in kind, though leaf dimensions differ from the 4 inch by 6 inch DSB4060.

The DSB4060 is supplied without a non-removable pin. For an out-swing opening where the pin is accessible from the exterior, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge. It is a steel ball bearing hinge rather than a solid brass plain bearing hinge, so the appearance and finish range differ from the DSB4060, but the NRP feature addresses the exposed-pin condition directly.

Not as a like-for-like swap. The DSB4060 is a plain bearing solid brass hinge with no provision for wiring. Passing power through the hinge requires a purpose-built unit: the Command Access ETH-CB70 is an energy transfer hinge with a 3 knuckle standard weight steel base at a medium duty level, and the Command Access ETH-BB68 is a 5 knuckle heavy duty steel base energy transfer hinge. If the opening also needs door position monitoring, the Command Access ETM-CB70 adds door position sensing on a 3 knuckle steel base. These carry conductors through the hinge; the DSB4060 does not.

The DSB4060 mounts full mortise, meaning both leaves are let into the door and the frame. Where the frame cannot be mortised, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge in 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, which mortises into the door and applies to the frame. For a surface-applied condition, the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge, 3 inches by 4 inches with a welded tip, heavy duty. Both are steel commercial hinges rather than decorative brass.

The DSB4060 is a standard plain bearing hinge with no closing mechanism. For an opening that must close itself, the Stanley Security 2060R is a spring hinge, full mortise, square corner, 4.5 inches by 4.5 inches on a ferrous steel base at a heavy duty level. It keeps the square corner and full mortise mounting the DSB4060 uses, in a different leaf size and a steel base rather than brass.

The DSB4060 uses square corners and full mortise mounting. Among commercial square corner options, the Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge at a medium duty level, matching both the corner style and the plain bearing action of the DSB4060 at a 4 inch by 4 inch leaf. Orca also offers radius corner versions in the 4014 Series, a 4 inch by 4 inch with a 1/4 inch radius corner, and the 3514 Series at 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch with a 1/4 inch radius, which would not seat in a square-cornered mortise.

The leaf is .129 inch thick, so the mortise depth on both the door edge and the jamb should be cut to that thickness for the leaf to sit flush. Cut it shallow and the door binds against the stop; cut it deep and the door will not close cleanly against the strike side.

Two: oil rubbed bronze and unlacquered brass. Unlacquered brass has no protective coating, so it starts bright and darkens into a living patina, which is what you want if you are matching aged brass trim elsewhere in the house. Oil rubbed bronze is the darker option and pairs with bronze levers and knobs. Because the hinge is solid brass rather than plated, either finish wears into the base metal rather than off it.

Yes, the Deltana solid brass hinges accept decorative finials in place of the standard pin tips. The DSB4060 itself ships in the standard option, so the finials are a separate item you specify on top of the hinge if you want ball, urn, or steeple tips to match the rest of the door hardware.

The DSB4060 is the 4 x 6 inch size, which suits heavy and tall doors. Standard interior doors in most homes are hung on 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 hinges, and a 4 x 6 will not fit that prep without recutting. If you are standardizing on a look rather than a size, run the DSB4060 on the entry and any oversized slabs and match the finish on smaller hinges elsewhere. Also count the quantity carefully: this is sold as a pair, not a set of three.

Yes. The DSB4060 is a solid brass square corner hinge offered in Oil Rubbed Bronze and Unlacquered Brass, sold in pairs. Where the door does not need a decorative brass hinge, the Delaney RH35xx is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch bulk steel residential interior hinge with a 5/8 inch radius corner, sold as a pair, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinge sold in packs of three. Note the corner difference: the Delaney RH35xx uses a 5/8 inch radius corner, so it will not drop into a square-cornered mortise, while the S3P1010 keeps the square corner the DSB4060 uses.

Only if the prep allows the size change. Both use square corners, so the mortise corner profile matches. The DSB4060 is a 4 inch by 6 inch solid brass plain bearing hinge; the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with a square corner. The 4 inch height difference means the existing 6 inch mortise would not be filled by the CH401X, so it substitutes on new prep rather than as a drop-in replacement.

Both are alternatives for a door where appearance matters. The McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2-knuckle decorative hinge, 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, at a standard duty level, so it carries a squared barrel profile rather than the DSB4060's standard barrel. The Emtek 96213 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner heavy duty hinge sold as a pair, closer to the DSB4060 in how it is packaged. The DSB4060 itself is a 4 inch by 6 inch solid brass hinge in Oil Rubbed Bronze or Unlacquered Brass that may be fitted with decorative finials.

They serve different openings. The DSB4060 is a residential solid brass plain bearing hinge. The BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge in the detention hardware line, and the Stanley Security BB855 is a double weight prison hinge, 5 inches by 6 inches, furnished with no holes and not swaged. Those are built for detention openings and the Stanley unit ships undrilled, so it requires field prep rather than dropping into a residential door prep.

The DSB4060 uses a plain bearing, where the knuckles bear directly on one another. A concealed bearing hinge hides the bearing inside the knuckle: the Ives 3CB1 is a steel 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge at a medium duty level, and the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge with 2-knuckle steel construction, also medium duty. Both mount full mortise like the DSB4060, but they are steel commercial hinges rather than solid brass, so the finish options and appearance differ.

The DSB4060 is sold by the pair, so a three-hinge door takes two units with one leaf left over, or two pairs. Peers packaged differently include the Ives 1010RP, a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners sold as a set of three, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010, a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinge sold in a pack of three. Both are 3-1/2 inch square corner plain bearing hinges rather than the 4 inch by 6 inch brass leaf of the DSB4060.