Deltana SS35B 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" Square Hinge, Ball Bearing, Stainless Steel (Pair)

That's what these are built for. The SS35B is stainless steel through and through, base metal and all, so it resists corrosion far better than a plated steel hinge on a beach house, lakefront, or pool house door. Ball bearings in the knuckles keep the swing smooth as the door gets used. Do note it's rated residential duty, so it belongs on entry and interior doors in a home, not a high-traffic commercial opening.

No, the pin is removable. On an outswing door the barrel and pin sit on the outside, so anyone with a punch can drive the pin and lift the door off. For that opening you want an NRP hinge, and ZenSupply carries the Hager BB1168-NRP, a heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinge with a non-removable pin. Use the SS35B where the door swings in and the barrel is protected.

Not the right call. The SS35B is a residential duty hinge, and a corridor or tenant entry door in a commercial building sees cycle counts that call for a commercial hinge. For those openings ZenSupply carries the Orca Hardware 3535 Series 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing commercial hinge, the Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge, and Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight ball bearing hinges in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2. Keep the SS35B for houses, condos, and unit interiors.

The Orca Hardware COM3514 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch commercial hinge, but it is cut with a 1/4 inch radius corner, and the Delaney RH35xx is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch residential pair with a 5/8 inch radius. Both match the SS35B on height and width, and neither will sit correctly in a mortise routed square. The SS35B has square corners, so match corner style as well as size when you are pulling a replacement for an existing door.

No. The SS35B is a plain mechanical hinge and carries no conductors. For power transfer at the hinge, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is an energy transfer hinge with a 3 knuckle standard weight steel base, and the ETH-BB68 is a 5 knuckle heavy duty steel base version. If the opening also has to report door position, the Command Access ETM-CB70 adds door position sensing on a 3 knuckle steel base and the ETM-BB68 carries an integrated door position switch. BEST also offers the CECB179-12C, a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12 wire quick connect for higher wire counts.

The Emtek 94013 is the nearest match in form: it is a heavy duty ball bearing hinge pair, 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners, in plated steel. The SS35B shares the 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch size, square corners, ball bearing action and pair packaging, but its leaves are stainless steel rather than plated steel, which is what makes it the choice on coastal and exterior openings where a plating can be compromised.

The SS35B is built to a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch mortise and will not fill a larger prep. For a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner ball bearing hinge, the Delaney CH401X is a commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners at that size. At 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, the Orca Hardware COM3535 is a square corner ball bearing commercial hinge, and the Don-Jo HWBB84545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge in the same size. Confirm the frame prep before ordering, since hinge height and leaf width both have to match the existing mortise.

The SS35B is not supplied with a non-removable pin. The Hager BB1168-NRP is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge in a heavy duty rating, which is the standard answer for an out-swinging exterior or a secured opening where the pin would otherwise be accessible from the unprotected side.

They ship as a pair, two hinges per order. Most residential doors hang on three hinges, so plan on ordering enough to cover a hinge and a half per door, or order in pairs and count openings accordingly. Taller or heavier doors take three or four. The SS35B is a full mortise hinge, meaning both leaves mortise in, one into the door edge and one into the jamb.

Both screw types are specified with the hinge: #10 x 1/2 inch machine screws for metal frames and #10 x 1 inch wood screws for wood jambs and doors. The leaves are 0.119 inch thick. If you're hanging a heavy slab, many installers swap one long screw per jamb leaf into the framing behind the jamb, which is a job-site addition, not part of the hinge.

Ball bearing hinges carry the load on bearings between the knuckles instead of metal riding directly on metal, so a heavy or frequently used door swings smoother and squeaks less over time. The SS35B is ball bearing. If the door is light and used occasionally, a plain bearing hinge does the job for less complexity, and ZenSupply stocks the Emtek 91013 in the same 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square corner size as a plain bearing residential option, or the Schlage Residential S3P1010 in the same size sold three to a pack.

Two: polished stainless and brushed stainless. Brushed is the one that reads closest to satin nickel and satin chrome hardware, which is what most modern lever and knob sets are finished in. Polished is the bright mirror option and pairs with polished chrome. Since the hinge is solid stainless rather than plated, the finish is on the stainless itself and won't flake off the way plating can on a wet exterior door.

No handing to specify. A full mortise butt hinge like the SS35B is symmetrical, so the same hinge works on a left or right hand door. Just install it with the barrel on the side the door swings toward. Handing only becomes an order decision on hinges with built-in electrical or switch features, like the Stanley CECB1900R54L concealed conductor hinge, which is sold left-handed.

Both are 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square corner ball bearing hinges sold in pairs, and either one matches the same square corner prep. The split is material and duty: the SS35B is solid stainless steel, which is what you want on a coastal or exterior door where plating corrodes, while the Emtek 94013 is a plated steel heavy duty ball bearing hinge, better suited to a heavier interior slab in a dry location.

Yes. The Emtek 91013 is a residential plain bearing hinge pair at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners in plated steel, and the Emtek 92013 is a heavy duty plain bearing pair in the same size, corner and material. The Schlage Residential S3P1010 is another plain bearing option at 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch with square corners, sold three to a pack rather than in pairs. All three use plain bearings instead of the ball bearings in the Deltana SS35B, which is the difference that matters on a door hung with a closer or one that cycles all day.

The SS35B is a residential duty full mortise hinge. On the commercial side, the Ives 3CB1 is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge at a medium duty rating, and the 3CB1HW is the heavy weight concealed bearing version with 3 knuckles. Don-Jo's HWBB74545 and HWBB84545 are heavy duty heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinges at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch in satin chrome. These carry a duty rating for commercial traffic; the SS35B is chosen instead for its stainless steel construction on exposed and waterside openings.

No, the SS35B is a standard full mortise butt hinge with no spring and a single swing direction. For a self-closing leaf, the Stanley Security 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge with square corners at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch on a ferrous steel base. For a door that has to swing both directions, the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, which is a pivot set rather than a butt hinge and needs its own floor and head prep.

The SS35B mounts full mortise, meaning both leaves sit in routed pockets in the door and the frame. Where the frame cannot be mortised, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge, 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, which mortises into the door and applies to the face of the frame. The Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge, 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip in a heavy duty build, and applies to the face of both door and frame with no mortise at all.

The Delaney RH45xx is a bulk residential exterior hinge in steel at 4 inch by 4 inch with a 5/8 inch radius, and the RH40xx is a 4 inch by 4 inch residential hinge offered in 5/8 inch radius and square corner. Both are 4 inch hinges with a radius option, so they need a matching prep. The SS35B is stainless steel through the leaf rather than a coated steel, which is why it is specified for waterside and outdoor openings, and it stays at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners.

Not quite. The SS35B carries visible ball bearings between the knuckles of the barrel. A concealed bearing hinge hides the bearing inside the knuckle for a smooth barrel line: the Ives 3CB1-B is a 3 knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge at a medium duty commercial grade, the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge with 2 knuckle steel construction at medium duty, and the BEST CB1969R is a concealed bearing heavy weight pivot-reinforced hinge. If you are matching the look of existing hinges on a run of doors, the knuckle appearance is what tells them apart at the door.

They are built for a different opening. 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 furnished with no holes and not swaged at 5 inch by 6 inch. Because the Stanley comes undrilled and unswaged, it is fabricated to the frame rather than dropped into an existing prep. The SS35B is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch full mortise pair for a standard residential door prep.

The McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2 knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch in a standard duty rating, which gives a squared barrel profile rather than the round knuckle stack. It is a 4-1/2 inch hinge, so the frame prep has to suit. The SS35B keeps square corners on the leaf with a conventional barrel, in stainless steel, and comes in polished stainless and brushed stainless.