Emtek 92024 Heavy Duty Plain Bearing Hinges (Pair), 4" x 4" with 1/4" Radius Corners, Plated Steel

Yes. The Emtek 92024 heavy duty hinge is rated for doors up to 1-3/4 inches thick, which covers both the 1-3/8 inch interior doors common in older homes and the 1-3/4 inch thickness used on entry and solid core doors. Leaf size is 4 x 4 inches, so the door needs at least a 4 inch mortise depth on the edge.

The 92024 is sold as a pair, two hinges, and the mounting screws are included. Most interior doors take three hinges, so a single door usually means ordering two pairs and having one hinge left over, or two doors per three pairs if you are hanging several openings.

Residential. Emtek classes the 92024 as a residential hinge, and it is a plain bearing design, meaning the knuckles ride on each other rather than on bearings. Plain bearing suits normal household door cycles. For a commercial opening, an office corridor, or any high traffic door, move to a ball bearing or concealed bearing hinge such as the Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight ball bearing hinge or the Ives 3CB1HW heavy weight concealed bearing hinge.

No, not cleanly. The 92024 has 1/4 inch radius corners, so in a mortise routed for a 5/8 inch radius the hinge leaf will be smaller than the pocket at all four corners and leave a visible crescent gap. For a 5/8 inch radius 4 x 4 pocket, the Delaney 4" x 4" bulk residential exterior hinge in 5/8" radius is the matching corner profile.

The 92024 is a standard plain bearing butt hinge and is not a security hinge. On an out-swinging exterior door, where the barrel is on the outside, you want a non-removable pin or a set screw so the pin cannot be driven out. For that, the Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4" x 4" security hinge with a 5/8" radius, and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" square hinge with a non-removable pin. Match the corner radius to your existing mortise when you switch.

The Emtek 92024 is cut with 1/4 inch radius corners, so it will not seat in a square-corner mortise. For a square-corner prep at the same 4 inch by 4 inch size, the Orca Hardware 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner plain bearing commercial hinge, medium duty. At 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch, the Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a square corner plain bearing mortise hinge, medium duty, sold in a pack of 3, and the Ives 1010RP is a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners in a set of 3. Corner style is the one dimension that cannot be shimmed - confirm the existing mortise before ordering either style.

The Emtek 92024 is a plain bearing hinge pair in a 4 inch by 4 inch size with 1/4 inch radius corners. For an out-swinging door where the pin is accessible from the outside, the Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4 inch by 4 inch security hinge with a 5/8 inch radius and TT steel construction, sold in pairs, and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square hinge pair with a non-removable pin. At heavier duty, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge. A locksmith specifying for an exterior out-swing should be checking pin security and leaf size together, since the Deltana CSB45N and Hager BB1168 both change the mortise size from the 4 inch by 4 inch cut.

The Emtek 92024 is a residential plain bearing hinge. For a heavier leaf or higher cycle count, the Don-Jo HWBB74545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch in satin chrome, and the Don-Jo HWBB75045 is the same heavy weight full mortise ball bearing construction at 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch in steel. The Ives 3CB1HW is a steel heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge with 3 knuckles, heavy duty. All three step up from the 4 inch by 4 inch leaf, so the frame and door prep have to be sized for the larger hinge before ordering.

No - the Emtek 92024 is a non-electronic plain bearing hinge with no wire transfer. When the opening has to carry power to an electric strike, lock, or exit device through the hinge, the Command Access ETH-BB68 is an energy transfer hinge with a 5 knuckle heavy duty steel base, and the ETH-CB70 is the 3 knuckle standard weight steel base version, medium duty. If door position also has to be reported back to the panel, the Command Access ETM-BB68 adds an integrated door position switch on a heavy duty base and the ETM-CB70 does 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, medium duty, when the wire count is high. An integrator should pick by wire count and whether monitoring is required, then confirm the leaf size matches the frame prep.

The Emtek 92024 is a full mortise hinge, mortised into both the door edge and the frame. When only one leaf can be mortised, the Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge, 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, heavy duty - same plain bearing function, different mounting. For a surface-applied condition, the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip, heavy duty plain bearing. Mounting style has to be confirmed against the frame before the bearing type matters, since a half mortise or full surface hinge will not fit a full mortise prep.

0.118 to 0.126 inches, which is the gauge that decides whether the hinge sits flush in an existing mortise. If the hinges coming off the door are thinner, the new ones will stand slightly proud and the door can bind on the strike side; if thicker, you get a gap at the hinge jamb. Compare against what you are replacing before you commit to a whole house worth.

Eleven finishes: Medium Bronze (MB), Tumbled White Bronze (TWB), 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, Polished Nickel (US14), 619 Satin Nickel, Pewter (US15A), Flat Black (US19), 625 Bright Chrome, Polished Brass Lifetime (US3), 606 Satin Brass, and French Antique (US7). Those are Emtek's own finish codes, so a property manager standardizing a building can order hinges in the same designation as the knobsets and leversets already on the doors.

Not handed. The 92024 is a full mortise butt hinge with a symmetrical pair of leaves and a removable pin, so the same hinge hangs a left hand or a right hand door. Handing only decides which jamb you mortise, not which part you order.

Plated steel. The base metal is steel with a plated decorative finish over it, which is what lets Emtek offer it in eleven finishes to match the rest of the trim. If you want a solid non-ferrous hinge instead, for a coastal or damp opening where a steel base is a liability, the McKinney T2314 is a non-ferrous hinge.

The Emtek 92024 itself is the 4 x 4 inch size. Emtek builds this heavy duty plain bearing hinge line in both 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 and 4 x 4, so if your doors are mortised for the smaller leaf, look for the 3-1/2 inch model in the same series rather than trying to fill the difference. Lighter hollow core interior doors are typically the 3-1/2 inch openings; solid core and exterior doors take the 4 inch.

A plain bearing hinge like the Emtek 92024 has the knuckles bearing directly on each other. A ball bearing hinge puts bearings between the knuckles so the door swings with less friction and the hinge tolerates far more cycles. Choose plain bearing for normal residential doors, where the cycle count is low and the finish match matters more than the bearing. Choose ball bearing for heavy doors, doors with a closer on them, or any opening that cycles all day: the Orca Hardware 4-1/2" x 4-1/2" square corner ball bearing hinge and the Delaney 4" x 4" commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners are both ball bearing options.

Order by the finish-suffixed part number: 92024MB is Medium Bronze and 92024TWB is Tumbled White Bronze. The base model number 92024 is the 4 x 4 heavy duty plain bearing hinge with 1/4 inch radius corners, and the finish code on the end is the only thing that changes between orderable pairs. Each part number is one pair with screws.

They are different bearing functions, not interchangeable specifications. The Emtek 92024 is a plain bearing hinge, where the knuckles ride directly on each other. Ball bearing peers at similar sizes include the Delaney CH401X, a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners, and the Orca Hardware 3535 Series, a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge rated medium duty. Ball bearing construction is what is normally specified for high-cycle and heavier door leaves; plain bearing is the residential-duty arrangement. Note that both of those ball bearing options are square corner, so neither drops into the 1/4 inch radius prep the Emtek 92024 uses.

The Emtek 92024 is a residential-rated plain bearing hinge in a 4 inch by 4 inch size. For an exterior application at the same size, the Delaney RH45xx is a 4 inch by 4 inch bulk residential exterior hinge with a 5/8 inch radius, sold in pairs. The Delaney RH40xx is the 4 inch by 4 inch residential hinge for Castlegate, offered 5/8 inch radius by square, also in pairs. Both Delaney options are cut with a 5/8 inch radius rather than the 1/4 inch radius the Emtek 92024 uses, so the corner of the existing mortise decides which one seats without rework.

The Emtek 92024 is a plain bearing hinge - the bearing surface is the knuckle itself, with no separate bearing element. The Ives 3CB1 is a steel 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge, medium duty, where the bearing is hidden inside the barrel; the Ives 3CB1-B is the same 3-knuckle concealed bearing full mortise medium duty commercial grade construction. The Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed bearing hinge with 2 knuckle steel construction, medium duty. Concealed bearing hinges keep the barrel looking like a plain hinge while carrying a bearing, which matters when the specification calls out bearing type explicitly but the appearance has to stay clean.

The Emtek 92024 is a residential-duty hinge and is not built for detention service. For those openings, the BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge, and the Stanley Security BB855 is a double weight prison hinge, furnished no holes not swaged, at 5 inch by 6 inch, heavy duty. The Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip. An institutional buyer standardizing on secure openings should be looking at those, not at a 4 inch by 4 inch residential leaf.

The Emtek 92024 is built on a steel substrate in a plated steel style. Where corrosion or a non-ferrous specification rules that out, the McKinney T2314 is a non-ferrous hinge, standard weight, 5 knuckle, medium duty. The Deltana DSB35 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square residential hinge pair and the Deltana DSB3 is the 3 inch by 3 inch square hinge pair, both smaller leaves than the 4 inch by 4 inch Emtek 92024. Material and leaf size are separate decisions here - confirm the mortise size first, then the base metal.

No. The Emtek 92024 is a full mortise hinge that swings in one direction only. A door that has to swing both ways needs a pivot rather than a butt hinge - the BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors. For a heavier hung leaf where the frame needs reinforcement at the pivot point, the BEST CB1969R is a concealed bearing heavy weight pivot-reinforced hinge, heavy duty. Both change the hanging method entirely, so the door and frame have to be prepped for pivot hardware rather than a hinge mortise.

The Emtek 92024 is a non-electronic hinge pair with no handing distinction to specify. Where the opening is handed and has to carry conductors, the Stanley Security CECB1900R54L is a three knuckle concealed bearing concealed conductor architectural hinge, steel full mortise, standard weight, 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, square corner, left-handed, 4-wire, heavy duty. If the frame is prepped for standard weight full mortise at that same 4-1/2 inch size without wiring, the Stanley FBB191 is a 5-knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch. Both are square corner at 4-1/2 inch, a different prep from the 4 inch by 4 inch 1/4 inch radius cut.

They serve different openings. 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, heavy duty, and the Don-Jo HWBB85045 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing brass hinge at 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch in satin chrome. Both are larger leaves in ball bearing construction for heavier service. The Emtek 92024 is a residential plain bearing pair at 4 inch by 4 inch with 1/4 inch radius corners and includes screws. On a standard residential interior door already prepped 4 inch by 4 inch radius, the Don-Jo hinges would require re-prepping the door and frame for the larger leaf and square corners.

The Emtek 92024 is a plain bearing pair in an American Classic theme with a 1/4 inch radius corner, offered in finishes such as French Antique, Pewter, and Polished Brass Lifetime. For a different barrel profile, the McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel 2-knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, standard duty. That is a larger leaf with a square barrel rather than the standard round barrel, so it changes both the mortise size and the visible profile on the door edge.