Deltana SS44B-R 4" x 4" Square Corner Hinge, Residential, Ball Bearing, Stainless Steel (Pair)

That's the reason to pick them. The SS44B-R is stainless steel through the body, not plated steel, so it resists corrosion far better than a standard steel hinge in salt air or on a door that gets rain and spray. Deltana positions the stainless line for waterside properties and outdoor use. On a coastal exterior entry door, this is the material you want on the hinge; a plated steel residential hinge in the same size, like the Emtek 91013 plated steel pair, will rust out faster in that environment.

Square corners, 4 x 4 inches. That matters because a mortise cut for a square corner hinge and one cut for a radius corner hinge are not interchangeable without rework. If the pocket in your door and jamb is square, this drops straight in. If your existing hinges have rounded corners (a 5/8 inch or 1/4 inch radius), you would either need to chisel the corners square or order a radius corner hinge instead, such as the Delaney 4 x 4 exterior residential hinge with a 5/8 inch radius or the Orca 4 x 4 x 1/4 inch radius corner hinge.

The SS44B-R is sold as a pair, so two hinges. A typical residential interior or entry door hangs on three hinges, which means ordering two pairs per door and having one hinge left over, or ordering in even lots across several doors. Screws are included: #10 x 1 inch wood screws.

No. The SS44B-R is a residential duty hinge, and it is the wrong specification for a commercial opening, a labeled fire door, or a high traffic entry in a multi-family or institutional building. For commercial work, go to a commercial rated hinge such as the Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge, the Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight ball bearing hinge, or the Orca 3535 Series 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing commercial hinge. Use the SS44B-R for houses, condo units, and light residential doors.

No, the pin is removable on the SS44B-R. On an outswing exterior door the hinge barrels are on the outside, so a removable pin means someone can drive the pin out and lift the door off. If the opening swings out and security matters, specify a hinge with an NRP set screw instead, such as the Hager BB1168 non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge. For an inswing door, which is most residential entries, a removable pin is a non-issue and it makes rehanging the slab easier.

Measure the hinge on an existing door from the top of the barrel to the bottom before ordering. The SS44B-R is 4 x 4 inches, which is the common size for exterior entry doors and heavier solid core interior doors. Standard interior passage doors in a lot of houses use 3-1/2 x 3-1/2, and a 4 inch hinge will not sit in a 3-1/2 inch mortise without recutting. If your existing hinges measure 3-1/2 inches, look at a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 square corner pair such as the Emtek 91013 or the Delaney 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 residential hinge instead.

The Orca Hardware 3535 Series is the nearest match in bearing type and corner style: it is a square corner ball bearing commercial hinge rated medium duty, so it carries the same ball bearing knuckle and square corner prep. The size differs - the Orca 3535 is 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, while the Deltana SS44B-R is 4 inch by 4 inch, so the mortise pocket and screw pattern in the door and jamb are not interchangeable without rework. Delaney also builds a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners, the CH401X, which matches the SS44B-R on all three of size, corner and bearing.

The Deltana SS44B-R is cut with square corners, so it will not sit correctly in a mortise routed with a radius. For a 4 inch by 4 inch opening with rounded corners, the Orca Hardware 4014 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch hinge with a 1/4 inch radius corner, plain bearing, medium duty. Delaney's RH45xx exterior residential hinges are 4 inch by 4 inch with a 5/8 inch radius, and the RH40xx Castlegate hinges come 4 inch by 4 inch in both 5/8 inch radius and square. Match the radius to what the router left in the door edge - a 1/4 inch radius hinge will not fill a 5/8 inch radius pocket.

No - the Deltana SS44B-R is a plain mechanical full mortise hinge with no wire path through the barrel. For power transfer, use an electrified hinge: the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a 3-knuckle standard weight energy transfer hinge on a steel base, medium duty, and the ETH-BB68 is the 5-knuckle heavy duty version. If you also need door position reporting back to the panel, the Command Access ETM-CB70 carries door position sensing on a 3-knuckle steel base and the ETM-BB68 adds an integrated door position switch on a heavy duty base. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect, medium duty, for openings that need more conductors.

Ball bearing is what you want on any door that is heavy or gets used constantly, and on exterior entry doors in particular. The bearings carry the load between knuckles so the door swings without the knuckle wear and squeak that a plain bearing hinge develops under a solid core or solid wood slab. The SS44B-R is ball bearing. On a light hollow core closet or interior passage door, a plain bearing hinge like the Emtek 91013 or the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is enough and there is no reason to pay for bearings.

Not handed. The SS44B-R is a full mortise butt hinge with a removable pin, so the same pair hangs a left hand or a right hand door. You just orient the leaves and drive the pin from the top. That is different from a handed architectural hinge like the Stanley CECB1900R54L, which is built left-handed and has to be ordered to match the door.

The Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge, medium duty. It shares the 4 inch by 4 inch size and square corner prep of the Deltana SS44B-R, so it drops into the same mortise, but it runs on a plain bearing knuckle instead of the ball bearing knuckle the SS44B-R uses. Plain bearing hinges suit doors that are lighter and cycle less often; ball bearing knuckles are built for doors that swing continuously or carry more weight.

Several nearby hinges share the square corner or the ball bearing but not the application. The Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing and 94013 heavy duty ball bearing hinges both have square corners, but they are 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch rather than 4 inch by 4 inch, as is the Emtek 92013 heavy duty plain bearing pair. Ives 3CB1 and 3CB1HW are full mortise hinges but run a 3-knuckle concealed bearing rather than the ball bearing knuckle in the Deltana SS44B-R. The Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing 2-knuckle hinge, and the Hager 1129 is half mortise, so it fastens to the frame face rather than into a jamb mortise like the full mortise SS44B-R.

The Deltana SS44B-R is a standard ball bearing full mortise hinge and does not self-close. For a hinge that returns the door itself, the Stanley Security 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge with square corners on a ferrous steel base, 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, rated heavy duty. It uses the same square corner prep style but at the larger 4-1/2 inch size rather than the 4 inch by 4 inch of the SS44B-R, so the mortise has to be cut for it.

No. The Deltana SS44B-R is a residential hinge with a removable pin. Detention openings use a different family: the BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, the Stanley Security BB855 is a double weight prison hinge at 5 inch by 6 inch furnished with no holes and not swaged, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a 3 inch by 4 inch full surface prison hinge with a welded tip, heavy duty. The Hager 990 mounts to the face of the door and frame rather than into a mortise like the SS44B-R.

For a heavy or warping door, step up to a heavier hinge body. The Ives 3CB1HW is a steel heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge with 3 knuckles, heavy duty, and the BEST CB1969R is a concealed bearing heavy weight pivot-reinforced hinge, also heavy duty - the pivot reinforcement is aimed at doors where the top hinge is taking the load. Stanley Security's FBB191 is a 5-knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch. All of these carry a heavier body than the residential Deltana SS44B-R and are not 4 inch by 4 inch drop-ins, so the door and jamb prep changes.

A full mortise hinge like the Deltana SS44B-R swings one way only. For a door that has to push open in both directions, the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, part of the emergency rescue hardware line. It is a pivot rather than a hinge, so the door is carried at the top and bottom instead of on leaves mortised into the edge - a different door and floor prep entirely.

The Deltana SS44B-R is stainless steel, which is what makes it suited to waterside and outdoor use - it resists corrosion better than plain steel hinges. Among the alternatives, the McKinney T2314 is a non-ferrous standard weight 5-knuckle hinge, medium duty, and non-ferrous is the other common answer to a salt-air opening. Most of the heavy duty ball bearing options, including the Don-Jo HWBB84545 in satin chrome and the Hager BB1168, are steel-bodied, so on an exposed exterior door the stainless body of the SS44B-R or a non-ferrous hinge is the more direct match to the environment.

Brushed stainless is the finish, which is the natural satin look of the stainless material rather than a plating over steel. Because the color goes with the base metal instead of a coating, it will not chip or flake off the corners the way a plated finish can on an exterior door.

Each pair ships with #10 x 1 inch wood screws. Those are fine for the door leaf and for a solid jamb. If you are hanging a heavy solid core or solid wood entry slab, the usual practice is to swap at least one screw per jamb leaf for a longer screw that reaches through the jamb into the stud framing behind it, which is what actually carries the weight and keeps the door from sagging. The hinge holes are drilled in an arc pattern.

They are different builds. The McKinney MP79 and MPB79 MacPro hinges are 5-knuckle standard weight full mortise hinges rated standard duty, while the Deltana SS44B-R is a residential 4 inch by 4 inch square corner ball bearing hinge in stainless steel. McKinney also lists the T2314, a non-ferrous standard weight 5-knuckle hinge rated medium duty, which is the McKinney option when the opening calls for a non-ferrous base rather than the stainless of the SS44B-R.

The McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2-knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, standard duty - the square barrel reads as a design element on an exposed hinge, and the 2-knuckle build gives a cleaner barrel line than a 5-knuckle. The Emtek 96213 is a heavy duty hinge pair at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with square corners. Both differ in size from the 4 inch by 4 inch Deltana SS44B-R, so neither drops into an existing 4 inch mortise.