Emtek 91024 Residential Plain Bearing Hinges (Pair), 4" x 4" with 1/4" Radius Corners, Plated Steel

Yes. The Emtek 91024 hinge is rated for doors up to 1-3/4 inches thick, which covers both standard 1-3/8 inch interior doors and the heavier 1-3/4 inch entry doors most homes use. The leaf is 4 x 4 inches, so the door needs a 4 inch mortise pocket in the edge and a matching one in the jamb.

Plain bearing is what the Emtek 91024 uses, and it is the right choice for residential openings: bedroom, bath, closet, and typical entry doors that see a few dozen cycles a day. The knuckles ride metal on metal with no bearing races. Once you get into heavy doors, door closers, or commercial traffic, a bearing hinge carries the load better and stays quiet longer. For that, the Orca Hardware 4014 Series is a 4 x 4 with the same 1/4 inch radius corner in a commercial plain bearing build, and the Orca 3535 Series is a 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 square corner ball bearing. For high-traffic commercial, the Ives 3CB1HW is a heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge.

No. The 91024 is built as a residential duty plain bearing hinge in a 0.084 to 0.090 inch leaf, and a door closer puts constant load on the knuckles that a plain bearing residential hinge is not built to absorb. For a closer or a commercial opening, look at a full mortise bearing hinge instead: the Don-Jo HWBB84545 heavy weight ball bearing in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2, the Hager BB1168 heavy duty ball bearing, or the Ives 3CB1 medium duty concealed bearing.

The Orca Hardware 4014 Series is a 4" x 4" x 1/4" radius corner plain bearing hinge, matching the Emtek 91024 on size, corner style, and bearing type. The difference is duty level: the Orca 4014 is rated medium duty for commercial use, while the Emtek 91024 is a residential duty hinge. For a residential door where the existing mortise was cut for a 4" hinge with a 1/4" radius, either drops into the same prep without recutting.

For a 4" x 4" commercial opening, the Orca Hardware 4014 Series is a medium duty plain bearing hinge with 1/4" radius corners and the Orca Hardware 4040 Series is the medium duty square corner version. If the door sees higher traffic and you want a bearing hinge rather than plain bearing, the Delaney CH401X is a 4" x 4" commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners. All three carry the same 4" x 4" leaf size as the Emtek 91024, so the jamb and door mortise depth stay the same.

Both are 4" x 4" residential hinges sold in pairs, but the corner radius differs. The Emtek 91024 has 1/4" radius corners; the Delaney RH45xx exterior residential hinge and the Delaney RH40xx Castlegate hinge both use a 5/8" radius, with the RH40xx offered in 5/8" radius and square. A 5/8" radius hinge will not fill a mortise routed for a 1/4" radius, so confirm the corner on the hinge coming out of the door before ordering either.

The 91024 ships as a pair with mounting screws included. A standard interior door usually takes three hinges, an exterior or tall door often four, so plan on ordering more than one pack per opening. No separate screw pack is needed.

Eleven finishes, so you can match the hinges to the lockset and pulls already on the door: Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), 606 Satin Brass, French Antique (US7), Polished Nickel (US14), Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, 619 Satin Nickel, 625 Bright Chrome, Medium Bronze (MB), and Tumbled White Bronze (TWB). Medium Bronze orders as 91024MB and Tumbled White Bronze as 91024TWB.

For a residential portfolio, yes, within its size. The 91024 is a single size, 4 x 4 with 1/4 inch radius corners, so every opening you put it on has to be cut for that leaf and that corner. Ordering one finish across the property gives you a consistent look, and the plated steel construction is the same on every finish. Where a unit has 3-1/2 inch hinges instead of 4 inch, this part will not cover the existing mortise; the Delaney 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 residential hinges or Deltana DSB35 are the smaller options, though those are 5/8 inch radius and square corner respectively.

Plated steel. The steel base carries the load and the plating gives the finish, which is how the eleven finish options are produced at the same thickness. If you want a solid brass hinge for an exterior opening or a coastal install, the 91024 is not that part.

The leaf gauge runs 0.084 to 0.090 inches. That is a residential weight hinge, so the mortise depth needs to suit that gauge for the door to close flush against the stop. If your existing hinges are a heavier commercial gauge, swapping to the 91024 will change how the door sits in the frame.

No handing to specify. The 91024 is a full mortise butt hinge with symmetrical leaves, so the same pair works on a left hand or right hand door. Orient it so the barrel sits on the pull side of the opening and the pin drops in from the top.

The Emtek 91024 is a plain bearing residential hinge and its security features are not part of what defines it. If the opening calls for a security pin, the Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4" x 4" security hinge with 5/8" radius corners in steel, sold in pairs, and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" square hinge pair with a non-removable pin. In commercial heavy duty, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing hinge. Note the corner and leaf size differ from the 91024 on each, so the mortise may need work.

The Emtek 91024 is 4" x 4". Stepping down, the Orca Hardware 3514 Series is a 3.5" x 3.5" x 1/4" radius corner plain bearing hinge and keeps the same 1/4" radius corner. In square corner at that size, the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is 3.5" x 3.5" plain bearing in a pack of three and the Deltana DSB35 is a 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" square residential hinge sold in pairs. Smaller still, the Deltana DSB3 is a 3" x 3" square hinge pair.

Not on a like-for-like basis. The Emtek 91024 is a plain bearing hinge, where the leaves bear directly on one another. Concealed bearing hinges such as the Ives 3CB1 and 3CB1-B, both medium duty full mortise, and the Hager 920 two-knuckle full mortise concealed plain bearing, put the bearing inside the knuckle. They carry more frequent-cycle traffic, but the knuckle profile and knuckle count read differently on the door, so on a residential opening where the other doors already wear the 91024 the appearance will not match.

No. The Emtek 91024 is a non-electronic plain bearing hinge with no wire path through the knuckle. For power transfer through the hinge, the Command Access ETH-CB70 is a three knuckle standard weight steel base energy transfer hinge in medium duty, and the ETH-BB68 is the five knuckle heavy duty version. If you also need door position monitoring, the Command Access ETM-CB70 adds door position sensing on a three knuckle steel base and the ETM-BB68 integrates a door position switch in heavy duty. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect.

The Emtek 91024 is a residential duty plain bearing hinge, sized 4" x 4". For a commercial opening cycling all day, the heavy weight ball bearing hinges are the step up: the Don-Jo HWBB74545 and HWBB84545 are heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinges at 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" in satin chrome, and the HWBB75045 is the 5" x 4-1/2" steel version. The Stanley FBB191 is a 4.5" x 4.5" five knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge in heavy duty. All of these use a larger leaf than 4" x 4", so the door and jamb need mortises cut for the wider hinge.

The Emtek 91024 is a plain bearing hinge with no closing mechanism, so a door hung on it stays where you leave it. Where the door must close itself, the Stanley Security 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge with square corners at 4.5" x 4.5" on a ferrous steel base in heavy duty. It is a different leaf size and a square corner rather than the 1/4" radius of the 91024, so plan the prep accordingly and note that spring hinges are typically mixed with standard hinges on the same door.

The Emtek 91024 is sold in pairs with screws included, which suits a two-hinge door or ordering by the leaf. If you are hanging doors that take three hinges each and want the count to come out even, the Ives 1010RP steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners ships as a set of three, and the Schlage Residential S3P1010 3.5" x 3.5" square corner plain bearing mortise hinge comes in a pack of three. Both are square corner, so they suit a square mortise rather than the 1/4" radius the 91024 requires.

The Emtek 91024 is a plated steel plain bearing hinge in the American Classic theme, offered in finishes from Polished Brass Lifetime and Satin Brass to Flat Black, Pewter, Medium Bronze, and Tumbled White Bronze. If the look you want is a square barrel rather than a round one, the McKinney SQ3331 is a two knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2" by 4-1/2" in standard duty. It is a half inch larger on each leaf than the 91024, so the mortise is not interchangeable.