Emtek 94023 Heavy Duty Ball Bearing Hinges (Pair), 3-1/2" x 3-1/2" with 1/4" Radius Corners, Plated Steel

The Emtek 94023 is a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch full mortise hinge with 1/4 inch radius corners, so it drops into an existing 3-1/2 inch mortise cut with a 1/4 inch radius router template. If your jamb and door were prepped with the more common residential 5/8 inch radius, the corners will not match, and if they were cut square you would be leaving a visible gap at each corner. Check the corner radius on the hinge you are pulling off before ordering, because the size and the corner style both have to agree.

Doors up to 1-3/4 inches. That covers standard 1-3/8 inch interior doors and 1-3/4 inch entry doors. At 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches, though, the hinge is sized for lighter interior leaves; a solid 1-3/4 inch door usually wants a 4 inch or larger hinge to carry the weight properly.

The 94023 ships as a pair, two hinges, with screws included. Most interior doors take three hinges, and a heavier or taller door takes four, so plan on ordering more than one pack per opening. Ordering by the pair also means the finish stays consistent across every leaf if you buy them together.

Residential. The 94023 is a residential ball bearing hinge, and the ball bearing knuckles are there to keep a heavier decorative or solid-core house door swinging smoothly rather than to survive commercial traffic. For an office, school, or apartment corridor door, look at a commercial ball bearing hinge instead, such as the Orca Hardware 3535 Series 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing hinge or the Don-Jo HWBB74545 heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge.

They will physically fit an entry door up to 1-3/4 inches thick, but at 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches these are sized for interior leaves. A full-size exterior slab is normally hung on 4 inch or larger hinges. For an exterior opening in a plated steel residential hinge, the Delaney RH45xx is a 4 x 4 inch exterior residential hinge sold in pairs, though it uses a 5/8 inch radius corner rather than 1/4 inch, so the mortise prep has to match.

If those doors are prepped 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inches with 1/4 inch radius corners, the 94023 drops straight in, and ordering one finish across the whole run keeps every opening consistent. Two things to confirm before committing to the quantity: the corner radius on the hinges coming out, since 5/8 inch radius is the more common residential cut and will not line up, and the count, since each pack is a pair and most doors carry three hinges.

The Emtek 94023 pair is 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch, so a door mortised for 4 inch leaves needs a different part. In a 4 inch by 4 inch with the same 1/4 inch radius corner, the Orca Hardware 4014 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch by 1/4 inch radius corner commercial hinge, medium duty, plain bearing. If the prep is square corner instead, the Orca 4040 Series is a 4 inch by 4 inch square corner commercial hinge. On the residential side, Delaney sells a 4 inch by 4 inch bulk exterior hinge pair and a 4 inch by 4 inch Castlegate pair, both with a 5/8 inch radius corner, so those suit a door routed for the wider 5/8 inch radius rather than the 1/4 inch radius the Emtek uses. For a 4 inch by 4 inch ball bearing hinge with a square corner, Delaney's CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners.

The Emtek 94023 is cut for a 1/4 inch radius corner at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch, so a square-prepped door needs a square corner hinge. The Deltana DSB35 is a 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch square hinge sold as a residential pair, which matches the leaf size directly. The Schlage Residential S3P1010 is a 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch square corner plain bearing mortise hinge in a pack of three, useful when the door takes three hinges. The Ives 1010RP is a steel plain bearing residential hinge with square corners sold as a set of three, medium duty. Smaller and larger square options exist too: the Deltana DSB3 is a 3 inch by 3 inch square pair and the Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square pair with a non-removable pin.

The Emtek 94023 is a residential ball bearing hinge at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch. A heavy commercial door with a closer usually wants a heavy weight hinge on a larger leaf. Don-Jo's heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinges cover that: the HWBB74545 and HWBB84545 are both 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch heavy duty, the HWBB75045 is a 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch steel heavy duty, and the HWBB85045 is a 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch brass heavy duty. The Ives 3CB1HW is a steel heavy weight concealed bearing full mortise hinge with three knuckles, heavy duty. If the door needs a non-removable pin for an outswing exterior opening, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge. All of these are larger leaves than the 3-1/2 inch Emtek and will need a wider mortise.

No. The Emtek 94023 is a plain mechanical ball bearing pair with no electronic function, so it carries nothing through the door. Powering a lock through the hinge takes an electrified hinge instead. The Command Access ETH-BB68 is an energy transfer hinge with a 5 knuckle heavy duty steel base, and the ETH-CB70 is a 3 knuckle standard weight steel base energy transfer hinge rated medium duty. If the job also needs door position monitoring, the Command Access ETM-BB68 is an energy transfer monitor hinge with an integrated door position switch, and the ETM-CB70 is a 3 knuckle steel base version with door position sensing. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect, and the Stanley CECB1900R54L is a three knuckle concealed bearing concealed conductor hinge, steel full mortise, 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner, left-handed, 4-wire.

On an outswing door the barrel faces the outside, so a security hinge is the usual call. The Deltana DE44R5TA is a 4 inch by 4 inch by 5/8 inch radius security hinge in steel with tamper-resistant construction, sold as a pair. The Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square hinge pair with a non-removable pin. In commercial weight, the Hager BB1168 is a non-removable pin full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge. Each of these changes the leaf size or corner from the Emtek 94023's 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with 1/4 inch radius corners, so check the existing mortise before ordering.

The Emtek 94023 is a residential ball bearing hinge, so a building-wide standard usually moves to a commercial five knuckle line. The McKinney MacPro range covers that with the MP79, a full mortise five knuckle standard weight hinge, and the MPB79, a five knuckle standard weight MacPro hinge, both rated standard duty. The Stanley FBB191 is a five knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch. For openings that stay light and interior, the Orca 3514 Series keeps the same 3.5 inch by 3.5 inch by 1/4 inch radius corner as the Emtek in a medium duty commercial hinge, which is the closest match if you want the mortise prep to stay consistent with doors already hung on the 94023.

Ball bearings sit between the knuckles and carry the door's weight on a rolling surface, so a heavy slab swings without the binding and squeak a plain bearing develops. Plain bearing knuckles ride metal on metal and are fine on a hollow-core interior door that gets light use. The Emtek 94023 is the ball bearing type, which is what you want under a solid-core, glass-panel, or tall door. If the opening is light duty and you only need matching corners, the Orca Hardware 3514 Series is a 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 inch plain bearing hinge with the same 1/4 inch radius corner.

Eleven finishes, so the hinge can be matched to the knobs and levers already on the opening: Medium Bronze, Tumbled White Bronze, 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. Matching the hinge finish to the lockset is the detail that decides whether a fleet of doors reads as one job or a patch.

Steel with a plated finish. The 94023 is a plated steel hinge, which is why it is offered across eleven finishes rather than a handful of brass tones. Buyers sometimes expect solid brass from the finish names; the base metal here is steel.

No handing to specify. The 94023 is a full mortise butt hinge with a removable pin, so the same hinge works on a left or right hand door; you just flip it. Handing only becomes a question with spring hinges or electrified hinges, where the wire side is fixed, as on the Stanley CECB1900R54L, which is ordered left-handed.

Between 0.118 and 0.126 inches. That gauge matters when you are reusing an existing mortise: a hinge noticeably thicker or thinner than the one coming out will either bind against the jamb or leave the door sitting proud, and you end up shimming or deepening the pocket. At this gauge the 94023 sits in a standard residential mortise depth.

No. The 94023 is a standard mechanical butt hinge with no electrical provision, so there is no path through it for door position or lock power. For a wired opening you need an electrified transfer hinge, such as the Command Access ETH-BB68 heavy duty energy transfer hinge, or the Command Access ETM-BB68, which adds an integrated door position switch. BEST also makes the CECB179-12C electrified hinge with a 12-wire quick connect.

The Emtek 94023 carries a visible ball bearing between the knuckles and comes in 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with 1/4 inch radius corners in a plated steel style. The Ives 3CB1 is a steel three knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge rated medium duty, so the bearing sits hidden inside the knuckle and the barrel reads as a continuous cylinder. The Ives 3CB1-B is the same three knuckle concealed bearing full mortise hinge in a medium duty commercial grade. The Hager 920 is another concealed bearing route, a full mortise concealed bearing hinge with two knuckle steel construction, medium duty. The choice is mostly about knuckle appearance and which bearing style the specification calls out.

No. The Emtek 94023 is a ball bearing pair with no spring in it, so the door stays where you leave it. For a hinge that returns the door on its own, the Stanley 2060R is a full mortise spring hinge with square corners at 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch on a ferrous steel base, rated heavy duty. That is a larger leaf and a square corner rather than the Emtek's 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with 1/4 inch radius corners, so the door and frame prep will differ.

They are a different category rather than a step up in the same line. The Emtek 94023 is a residential ball bearing pair at 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch. The BEST BB855 is a heavy-duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge in the detention hardware line, and the Stanley BB855 is a double weight prison hinge furnished with no holes and not swaged at 5 inch by 6 inch. Hinges furnished without holes and not swaged are meant to be welded or drilled to a detention frame on site, not screwed into a wood door. The Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge at 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip, heavy duty, and full surface means it mounts on the face of the door and frame instead of into a mortise. None of these substitute into an opening prepped for the Emtek.

No, the two hang a door in different ways. The Emtek 94023 is a full mortise hinge pair that mortises into the edge of the door and the jamb. The BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, which sets the door on a pivot point at the top and bottom and lets it swing both directions. The BEST CB1969R is a concealed bearing heavy weight pivot-reinforced hinge, heavy duty. Choosing a pivot changes the frame and floor preparation entirely, so it is a design decision for the opening rather than a drop-in swap for a mortise hinge.

No. The Emtek 94023 is a full mortise hinge, meaning both leaves recess into a mortise, one in the door edge and one in the frame. The Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge, 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, heavy duty, which mortises into the door and mounts to the face of a metal frame. That different frame attachment is why a half mortise hinge cannot drop into an opening cut for a full mortise pair.

The Emtek 94023 comes in eleven finishes including Medium Bronze, Tumbled White Bronze, Polished Nickel US14, Pewter US15A, Flat Black US19, Polished Brass Lifetime US3, French Antique US7, 613 Satin Bronze Oil-Rubbed, 619 Satin Nickel, 625 Bright Chrome, and 606 Satin Brass, on a plated steel body with an American Classic theme, so the barrel is a standard round knuckle in a decorative color. If you want the barrel itself to be a design element, the McKinney SQ3331 is a square barrel two knuckle decorative hinge at 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch, standard duty, which reads as a squared spine rather than a round one. The McKinney T2314 is a non ferrous standard weight five knuckle hinge, medium duty, which is the route when a non ferrous base metal is wanted for a coastal or damp opening.