Deltana SS44-R 4" x 4" Square Corner Hinge, Residential, Stainless Steel (Pair)

Yes. The SS44-R is a 4 x 4 inch full mortise hinge with square corners, so it drops into an existing square-corner 4 inch mortise without recutting. If the door and jamb are prepped with radius corners instead, the square leaf will not seat cleanly and you want a radius hinge like the Orca Hardware 4014 Series, which is 4 x 4 with a 1/4 inch radius corner.

That is the main reason to pick the SS44-R. The hinge is stainless steel through the body, not plated steel, so it resists corrosion far better than a standard steel hinge on waterside properties and exposed exterior openings. Plated residential hinges such as the Emtek 91013 are fine indoors but will rust out in salt air.

No. The SS44-R is a residential-duty plain bearing hinge, which suits house doors and light interior or exterior use. For a high-traffic opening, a corridor, or anything with a closer on it, go to a ball or concealed bearing commercial hinge: the Orca Hardware 3535 Series 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing, or an Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing hinge.

Yes, and that matters for security. The SS44-R does not have a non-removable pin, so on an out-swing exterior door the pin is reachable from the outside. If that opening needs pin security, use a hinge with an NRP feature such as the Hager BB1168 NRP full mortise hinge, or add hinge pin studs.

Not without recutting. The SS44-R is 4 x 4 and a 3-1/2 inch mortise is half an inch short in both directions. Either deepen and lengthen the mortises on door and jamb, or stay at 3-1/2 inch with something like the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinge or the Schlage Residential S3P1010, both 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square corner plain bearing.

The Orca Hardware 4040 Series is the nearest match in a commercial plain bearing hinge: 4 inch by 4 inch with square corners and a plain bearing, rated medium duty. The Deltana SS44-R shares the 4 inch by 4 inch size, square corners, plain bearing and full mortise mounting, but is built in stainless steel and specified as residential. For a wood-framed opening where the leaf size and corner cut must match existing mortises, the two interchange dimensionally; the difference is the duty rating and the stainless base material.

The Deltana SS44-R is cut with square corners, so it will not drop into a radius-corner mortise without rework. For a 4 inch by 4 inch radius pocket, the Orca Hardware 4014 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch plain bearing commercial hinge with a 1/4 inch radius corner. If the pocket is a 5/8 inch radius on a residential exterior door, the Delaney RH45 series is a 4 inch by 4 inch residential exterior hinge with a 5/8 inch radius. Measure the existing corner radius before ordering, since 1/4 inch and 5/8 inch pockets are not interchangeable.

The Deltana SS44-R is a 4 inch by 4 inch hinge only. For a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner residential pocket, the Emtek 91013 is a residential plain bearing hinge pair, 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners in plated steel, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinge sold three to a pack. Both keep the plain bearing and square corner characteristics of the SS44-R; the SS44-R is the stainless steel option.

The Deltana SS44-R is a residential-rated plain bearing hinge. For a high-cycle commercial door, a bearing hinge carries the load differently: the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners in the same leaf size, and the Ives 3CB1HW is a heavy weight 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge. Both are commercial bearing hinges; the SS44-R is the stainless steel plain bearing choice where corrosion resistance at a waterside or exterior residential opening is the driver.

The Deltana SS44-R is not supplied with a non-removable pin. Where the pin must not be pulled from the hinge side of an outswing door, the Hager BB1168 NRP is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge. That is a security-driven difference, not a size one: the SS44-R remains the 4 inch by 4 inch square corner stainless plain bearing option for openings where a standard pin is acceptable.

The SS44-R is sold as a pair, so one order covers two hinges. Most 4 x 4 residential doors take three hinges, so budget two pairs per door leaf unless you are hanging a light interior slab on two.

The hinges come with #10 x 1 inch wood screws, so they mount straight into a wood jamb and wood door with nothing else to buy. Into a steel frame or a masonry buck you will need to supply your own machine screws or anchors.

No handing to specify. It is a five-knuckle style full mortise butt hinge with a removable pin, so the same hinge works on a left or right hand door. Handed ordering only comes up on things like the Stanley CECB1900R electrified hinge, which is listed left-handed.

The SS44-R uses an arc hole pattern on a 4 x 4 leaf. Arc patterns are the common residential layout, so on a like-for-like 4 x 4 replacement the screws usually land in fresh wood next to the old holes rather than dead on them. Check the old leaf against the new one before you pull the door, and plug any old holes that end up too close.

Plain bearing, which is what the SS44-R uses, means the knuckles ride directly on each other. That is fine for residential door weights and doors without closers. Ball bearing hinges carry more weight and stand up to a closer pulling the door thousands of cycles, which is why commercial options like the Delaney CH401X 4 x 4 commercial ball bearing hinge exist in the same size. Same 4 x 4 prep either way, so you can step up without recutting the mortise.

For wood-framed residential exterior doors in a wet or coastal climate, the SS44-R is a sensible standard: stainless body, 4 x 4 square corner, plain bearing, sold in pairs with screws included. Two things to check before you commit the whole fleet. First, doors with closers or unusually heavy slabs want a bearing hinge instead. Second, out-swing doors have the pin exposed since this model is not NRP.

Several hinges in the same family will not drop into an SS44-R prep. The Hager 1129 is a half mortise hinge, so it mortises into the door but surface-applies to the frame, while the SS44-R is full mortise into both. The Hager 990 is a full surface prison hinge, applied to the face rather than mortised. The BEST DAP-3 is a double acting pivot, not a butt hinge at all, and needs entirely different floor and head prep. And the Stanley 2060R is a spring hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch with square corners, which is both a larger leaf and a self-closing mechanism.

The Deltana SS44-R is a mechanical plain bearing butt hinge with no wire path. For an electrified opening, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is an energy transfer hinge on a 3-knuckle standard weight steel base, and the ETH-BB68 is the 5-knuckle heavy duty version. If the door position also needs to be monitored, the Command Access ETM-CB70 adds door position sensing on a 3-knuckle steel base. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect for higher wire counts.

Dimensionally it depends on the corner. The Delaney RH40 series for Castlegate doors is 4 inch by 4 inch and is offered in both 5/8 inch radius and square corner, so the square corner version shares the SS44-R leaf size and corner cut. The Delaney RH35 series is 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with a 5/8 inch radius, which matches neither the 4 inch leaf nor the square corner of the SS44-R. Note also that the SS44-R is stainless steel, so a finish match against a plated steel hinge should be confirmed visually before standardizing a building on it.

The Deltana SS44-R is 4 inch by 4 inch and will leave a gap in a 4-1/2 inch pocket. For 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner prep, the Orca Hardware 3535 Series is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge, and the Stanley FBB191 is a 5-knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch. The Don-Jo HWBB84545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch in satin chrome for heavier door leaves.

Two: Brushed Stainless and Paint Black. Brushed Stainless matches most contemporary stainless trim, and the painted black is the one to pick if the other hardware on the opening is matte black.

The Deltana SS44-R is a plain bearing hinge. If a concealed bearing barrel is preferred, the Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge with 2-knuckle steel construction, and the Ives 3CB1 is a 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge rated medium duty. Both are full mortise like the SS44-R. Confirm leaf size and corner style against your existing prep before swapping, since the SS44-R is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner cut.

The Deltana SS44-R is a residential hinge and is not intended for detention work. The BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, and the Stanley BB855 is a double weight prison hinge at 5 inch by 6 inch furnished with no holes and not swaged, so it is drilled and swaged to the job. The Hager 990 is a full surface prison hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip.