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Ives 5 Knuckle Ball Bearing Heavy Weight Full Mortise Hinge with Brass Substrate

Ives 5 Knuckle Ball Bearing Heavy Weight Full Mortise Hinge with Brass Substrate

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Ives 5 Knuckle Ball Bearing Heavy Weight Full Mortise Hinge with Brass Substrate

Professional Heavy-Duty Door Hinge Solution

The Ives 5BB1HW heavy weight full mortise hinge delivers professional-grade performance for doors exceeding 150 pounds with high frequency usage up to 400 cycles per day. Engineered with four ball bearing assemblies and brass substrate construction, this 5 knuckle hinge provides smooth operation and exceptional durability for commercial applications requiring door closer compatibility. ANSI/BHMA A156.1 certified performance ensures reliable operation in demanding environments.

Professional Features & Benefits

  • Heavy-Duty Weight Capacity: Recommended for doors over 150 pounds with robust construction designed for substantial door applications.
  • High-Frequency Performance: Engineered for up to 400 cycles per day operation, ideal for busy commercial entrances and high-traffic areas.
  • Four Ball Bearing Design: Premium ball bearing assemblies provide smooth, quiet operation and extended service life under heavy use conditions.
  • Door Closer Compatible: Specifically recommended for use with door closers, ensuring proper support for automated door systems.
  • Complete Fastener Package: Includes 12-24 x 1/2" UFPHMS and 12 x 1 1/4" FPHWS fasteners for both hollow metal and wood door installations.
  • Brass Substrate Construction: Durable brass base material provides corrosion resistance and long-term performance in commercial environments.
  • ANSI/BHMA Certified: Exceeds ANSI/BHMA A156.1 performance standards and meets A156.7 template hinge dimensions for code compliance.
  • Extensive Customization Options: Available with hospital tip, non-removable pin, security stud, rounded corners, security fasteners, and electrification options including TW4, TW8, TW12, and monitor configurations.

Technical Specifications

  • ANSI/BHMA: ANSI/BHMA A156.1
  • Bearing Type: Ball Bearing
  • Commercial/Residential: Commercial
  • Corner Style: Square Corners
  • Department: Door Hardware
  • Duty Level: Heavy Duty
  • Fasteners: Wood and Machine Screws
  • Knuckles: 5
  • Product Category: Door Hinges and Pivots
  • Product Group: Door Hinges and Pivots
  • Product Model: 5BB1 HW
  • Product Subgroup: Full Mortise Hinges
  • Product Substrate: Brass, Stainless Steel
  • Product Type: Hinges
  • Subcategory: Hinges and Pivots

Installation & Operation

  1. Review manufacturer specifications and verify door preparation requirements including door thickness, stile width, and handing as applicable to this product.
  2. Use manufacturer-provided templates to mark mounting hole locations accurately on door and frame surfaces.
  3. Prepare door and frame by drilling required holes and routing as specified in manufacturer instructions.
  4. Install all mounting hardware and secure the device to door and frame per manufacturer torque specifications.
  5. Adjust operational components for proper alignment, latching, and smooth operation throughout the full range of motion.
  6. Test device operation to verify proper function and make final adjustments as needed. Refer to manufacturer documentation for complete installation details and troubleshooting.

Professional Applications

  • Commercial Office Buildings
  • Educational Facilities
  • Healthcare Institutions
  • Retail Establishments
  • Industrial and Warehouse Facilities
  • Multi-Tenant Residential Properties
  • Government and Municipal Buildings

Why Choose Ives Quality?

Ives architectural hinges deliver professional-grade reliability with tested durability and consistent superior performance engineered for demanding commercial applications. ANSI/BHMA A156.1 certified construction with four ball bearing assemblies ensures dependable operation for doors exceeding 150 pounds in high-frequency usage environments. Complete fastener packages and extensive customization options provide installation convenience and application flexibility where reliable performance is essential.

Product Specs

Subcategory:
Hinges and Pivots
Knuckles:
5
Fasteners:
Wood and Machine Screws
Corner Style:
Square Corners
Product Group:
Door Hinges and Pivots
Product Subgroup:
Full Mortise Hinges
Product Type:
Hinges
ANSI/BHMA:
ANSI/BHMA A156.1
Duty Level:
Heavy Duty
Bearing Type:
Ball Bearing
Commercial/Residential:
Commercial
Product Model:
5BB1 HW
Product Category:
Door Hinges and Pivots
Product Substrate:
Brass, Stainless Steel
Department:
Door Hardware

Ives 5BB1HW 4.5x4.5 626 – Frequently Asked Questions

1) What size door hinge do I need for a heavy commercial door over 150 pounds?
The Ives 5BB1HW is built for exactly that: heavy weight doors over 150 pounds running up to 400 cycles per day. Four ball bearing assemblies carry the load. Sizes run 4-1/2 x 4, 4-1/2 x 4-1/2, 5 x 4-1/2 and 5 x 5 inches. Pick the leaf width by door thickness and trim projection, and the taller 5 inch leaf where the door is thick or unusually wide. If your door is under 150 pounds and moderate traffic, a standard weight 5-knuckle hinge like the McKinney MPB79 MacPro covers it without paying for the heavy weight bearing stack.
2) Will the Ives 5BB1HW fit a standard hollow metal frame hinge prep?
It will. The 5BB1HW is a full mortise template hinge built to ANSI/BHMA A156.7 template hinge dimensions, so the screw hole pattern lands on the standard machined prep in a hollow metal frame and on a standard-prepped door. Corners are square, which matches hollow metal and most commercial wood door prep. It also ships with both fastener types: 12-24 x 1/2 inch machine screws for the metal frame side and 12 x 1-1/4 inch wood screws for a wood door.
3) Is the Ives 5BB1HW a certified hinge for a spec that calls out ANSI/BHMA?
It carries ANSI/BHMA A156.1 certification and meets A156.7 template hinge dimensions. That is the pair of standards architectural hinge sections normally cite, so it answers a written spec directly. Note that A156.1 is the hinge performance standard and is not a fire rating, so confirm your opening's fire requirements separately with the door and frame assembly listing.
4) How do I run power to an electrified lock or maglock through the door without a visible cord?
Order the 5BB1HW as an electrified hinge. It is offered in TW4, TW8, and TW12 through-wire configurations plus a monitor version, so the conductors run inside the hinge from frame to door. Pick the wire count by what the door leaf needs: 4 wires suits a simple electric latch retraction or strike, 8 and 12 cover request-to-exit, latch monitoring, and card reader runs together. The monitor option adds door position sensing. Cross-brand alternatives we carry include the Command Access ETH-BB68 energy transfer hinge (5 knuckle, heavy duty) and the ETM-BB68, which builds in a door position switch.
5) My existing hinges have rounded corners. Can I still use the Ives 5BB1HW?
Not the standard version. The 5BB1HW ships with square corners, which suits hollow metal frames and machine-prepped commercial doors. A square hinge will not sit correctly in a mortise that was routed with a radius corner. Ives does offer a rounded corner option on this hinge, so specify that if your existing prep is radiused, or plan to square the mortise corners with a chisel.
6) Can a standard weight 5 knuckle hinge be used instead of the Ives 5BB1HW on a door with a closer?
The Stanley Security FBB191 is a 5 knuckle full mortise standard weight hinge in 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch, and the McKinney MP79 MacPro is a 5 knuckle full mortise hinge in standard weight. Those are standard weight products. The Ives 5BB1HW is the heavy weight build, recommended for doors over 150 pounds and up to 400 cycles per day and specifically recommended for use with door closers. Where the leaf is under that weight and traffic, a standard weight 5 knuckle hinge covers the same full mortise prep.
7) What is the closest heavy weight ball bearing full mortise hinge to the Ives 5BB1HW in a 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 size?
The Don-Jo HWBB84545 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge in 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch with a satin chrome finish, which lines up with the 5BB1HW in 4.5" x 4.5" ordered in 626 satin chrome. Both are heavy duty full mortise ball bearing hinges, so the mortise pocket and general application match. The Ives 5BB1HW carries a brass substrate and ANSI/BHMA A156.1 certification with square corners; specify the Don-Jo when you want a same-size heavy weight ball bearing hinge under a different brand line.
8) What heavy weight ball bearing hinge matches a 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch opening with a brass base?
The Don-Jo HWBB85045 is a heavy weight full mortise ball bearing hinge in 5 inch by 4-1/2 inch, brass, in satin chrome finish. That is the same nominal size as the 5BB1HW in 5" x 4.5", which is also built on a brass substrate and offered in 626 satin chrome. Both are heavy duty, so either suits a wide door leaf that needs the extra 5 inch height for screw purchase in the frame.
9) If the door needs a non-removable pin heavy duty ball bearing hinge, what are the options besides the Ives 5BB1HW?
The Hager BB1168 NRP is a full mortise ball bearing heavy duty hinge supplied with a non-removable pin, in the BB1168 series. The Ives 5BB1HW is also orderable with the NRP non-removable pin option applied to any size and finish combination, so an out-swinging exterior door can be covered either way. Choose on which brand line the rest of the openings are standardized to.
10) What ball bearing commercial hinge works for a lighter interior opening than the Ives 5BB1HW?
The Orca Hardware 3535 series is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square corner ball bearing commercial hinge in medium duty, and the Delaney CH401X is a 4 inch by 4 inch commercial ball bearing hinge with square corners. Both keep the ball bearing action and the square corner prep that the 5BB1HW uses, at a medium duty build rather than the heavy duty rating the 5BB1HW carries for doors over 150 pounds. Use them on interior commercial doors that do not reach that weight or cycle count.
11) What hinge should be used instead of the Ives 5BB1HW when the opening needs power transferred through to the door?
The Command Access ETH-BB68 is an energy transfer hinge, 5 knuckle, heavy duty, on a steel base in the ETH 5 series, and the ETM-BB68 adds an integrated door position switch for monitoring. The BEST CECB179-12C is a steel full mortise concealed bearing electrified hinge with a 12 wire quick connect. The Ives 5BB1HW is also available in electrification configurations including TW4, TW8, TW12, and monitor. Match the wire count and whether door position monitoring is required to the access control device on the opening.
12) What hinge is used for a detention or high security opening where the Ives 5BB1HW is not enough?
The BEST BB855 is a heavy duty steel double weight concealed ball bearing prison hinge in the detention hardware series, the Stanley Security double weight prison hinge is furnished no holes and not swaged in a 5 inch by 6 inch size, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge 3 inch by 4 inch with a welded tip. The Ives 5BB1HW is a full mortise heavy weight hinge for commercial doors over 150 pounds, available with security stud and security fastener options. For a detention rated opening, the double weight and welded tip prison hinges are the correct product class.
13) What should be used in place of the Ives 5BB1HW when the door has to close itself without a closer?
The Stanley Security 2060R spring hinge is a full mortise, square corner hinge in 4.5 inch by 4.5 inch on a ferrous steel base, heavy duty, and it provides the closing force from the hinge itself. The Ives 5BB1HW is a ball bearing hinge recommended for use with a separate door closer. Both use a full mortise square corner prep in 4.5 by 4.5, so on a door where a surface closer is not wanted the spring hinge fits the same pocket.
14) Does a half mortise or full surface hinge replace the Ives 5BB1HW full mortise hinge?
No. The Hager 1129 is a half mortise plain bearing commercial hinge, 4-1/2 inch standard weight steel, and the Hager 990 STEEL is a full surface prison hinge. Half mortise mortises into the door but screws to the face of the frame, and full surface screws to the face of both. The Ives 5BB1HW is a full mortise hinge, mortised into both door and frame. The frame prep already in the opening determines which mounting type is orderable.
15) Do I need to order screws separately with the Ives 5BB1HW hinge?
No. Fasteners for both door types come in the box: 12-24 x 1/2 inch undercut flat phillips machine screws for hollow metal, and 12 x 1-1/4 inch flat phillips wood screws for wood doors. You install whichever pair suits the leaf you are fastening, so one part number covers a hollow metal frame with a wood door without a second order line.
16) What is the difference between the Ives 5BB1HW and a standard weight ball bearing hinge?
Weight class and bearing count. The 5BB1HW is the heavy weight version, four ball bearings, recommended for doors over 150 pounds and 400 cycles per day. A standard weight 5-knuckle full mortise hinge such as the Stanley FBB191 in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 or the McKinney MP79 MacPro uses a lighter leaf gauge and is sized for ordinary interior commercial doors. If the door is a heavy wood slab, lead-lined, an oversize exterior, or has a closer plus high traffic, go heavy weight. Otherwise standard weight is the correct spec and you are not gaining anything by oversizing.
17) Can I get Ives 5BB1HW hinges to match the brass hardware already on my other doors?
Ten architectural finishes are available across every size: 605 bright brass, 606 satin brass, 612 satin bronze, 613 oil-rubbed bronze, 614 oxidized bronze, 619 satin nickel, 625 bright chrome, 626 satin chrome, 629 bright stainless, and 630 satin stainless. Those are standard BHMA finish numbers, so if you know the code stamped on your existing lever or closer you can match it exactly rather than eyeballing it. 626 and 630 are the two you will meet most often on commercial openings.
18) Is the Ives 5BB1HW hinge brass or stainless steel?
Both are offered. The substrate is brass or stainless steel depending on the finish you order, and the finish code tells you which: 605, 606, 612, 613 and 614 are brass base, while 629 and 630 are stainless steel base. For coastal, pool, kitchen, or wash-down environments, specify 630 satin stainless. For dry interior openings where the finish has to match brass trim, the brass substrate versions are the right call.
19) I have a hospital or school door that gets abused. Which hinge and tip should I specify?
Specify the 5BB1HW with the hospital tip option. Hospital tips angle the barrel ends so a gurney, cart, or IV pole cannot catch, and there is no flat top for anything to be set on or hung from. The hinge itself is rated 400 cycles per day, which suits patient room and classroom corridors, and the four ball bearings keep it quiet under a closer. Add security studs on a door where the leaf could be pried, and NRP if the barrel is exposed on the pull side.
20) What can I use instead of the Ives 5BB1HW if I need a heavy weight ball bearing hinge in a different brand?
For a straight full mortise heavy weight ball bearing swap, the Don-Jo HWBB74545 in 4-1/2 x 4-1/2 and the HWBB75045 in 5 x 4-1/2 cover the same two common sizes, and the Hager BB1168 is the heavy duty full mortise ball bearing option that comes with a non-removable pin. If the opening needs concealed bearings rather than an exposed barrel bearing stack, the BEST CB1969R is the heavy weight pivot-reinforced concealed bearing hinge. Verify leaf size and finish against what is already on the frame, because a template hinge only drops in when the size matches.
21) Will the Ives 5BB1HW work on a residential door in my rental property?
It will physically hang a residential door if the prep matches, but it is overspecified for one. The 5BB1HW is a commercial heavy weight hinge for doors over 150 pounds, and residential interior doors are typically 3-1/2 inch hinges, not the 4-1/2 and 5 inch sizes offered here. For apartment interiors, look at the Delaney 3-1/2 x 3-1/2 residential hinges or the Schlage Residential S3P1010 3.5 inch square corner mortise hinges. Where the unit entry door is heavy and gets a closer, the 5BB1HW is the correct choice.
22) Does hinge handing matter when I order the Ives 5BB1HW?
No. The 5BB1HW is a five knuckle full mortise hinge with a symmetrical leaf pattern, so one part number works on a left or right hand door. Handing only becomes a factor if you order an electrified version, since some through-wire and monitor hinges are built for a specific hand. For the plain mechanical hinge, order by size and finish and hang it either way.
23) What looks like an alternative to the Ives 5BB1HW but will not work on a commercial opening?
The Delaney interior residential hinges in 3-1/2 inch by 3-1/2 inch with 5/8 inch radius, the Delaney exterior residential hinges in 4 inch by 4 inch, and the Emtek 91013 residential plain bearing hinge in 3-1/2 by 3-1/2 with square corners in plated steel all sell in pairs and are built as residential hinges. The Ives 5BB1HW is a commercial heavy duty ball bearing hinge certified to ANSI/BHMA A156.1. Sizes and corner styles can look interchangeable on paper, so confirm the corner radius and the duty level against the frame prep before ordering.
24) When is a concealed bearing hinge specified instead of the Ives 5BB1HW five knuckle ball bearing hinge?
Concealed bearing hinges hide the bearing inside the barrel rather than showing it between knuckles. The Hager 920 is a full mortise concealed plain bearing hinge in 2 knuckle steel, medium duty, and the BEST CB1969R is a concealed bearing heavy weight pivot reinforced hinge in heavy duty. The Ives 5BB1HW is a 5 knuckle ball bearing hinge with visible bearing assemblies between the knuckles. Where an architect calls out a concealed bearing appearance, the 5 knuckle ball bearing profile will not satisfy the elevation.
25) For a non-ferrous or corrosion exposed opening, what compares to the Ives 5BB1HW brass hinge?
The McKinney T2314 is a non ferrous hinge in standard weight, 5 knuckle, medium duty. The Ives 5BB1HW is built on a brass substrate and is also offered with a stainless steel substrate, in 629 bright stainless steel and 630 satin stainless steel among its finishes, at a heavy duty rating. Where the opening needs both corrosion resistance and heavy weight capacity, the 5BB1HW covers both; the T2314 is the standard weight non ferrous option.
26) What is the difference between the Ives 5BB1HW and the Deltana CSB45N in 4-1/2 by 4-1/2?
The Deltana CSB45N is a 4-1/2 inch by 4-1/2 inch square hinge sold as a pair with a non-removable pin, in the DSB45 series. The Ives 5BB1HW in 4.5" x 4.5" is a heavy duty ball bearing full mortise hinge with square corners, ANSI/BHMA A156.1 certified, and the non-removable pin is a selectable option rather than built into the part. Both land on the same square corner 4-1/2 prep; the difference is the bearing construction and the certification behind it.
27) What hinge alternative suits a door that has to swing both directions?
The BEST DAP-3 is a heavy duty double acting pivot for commercial interior doors, in the emergency rescue hardware series. It pivots rather than hinges, so the door swings both ways. The Ives 5BB1HW is a full mortise hinge for a single direction swing. On a traffic door or a rescue opening that must push through from either side, the double acting pivot is the correct hardware and the full mortise hinge cannot be adapted to it.
28) Are Ives 5BB1HW hinges sold individually or as a pair?
Ives architectural hinges like the 5BB1HW are ordered as single hinges by size and finish, so a standard 7-foot commercial door takes three and a taller or heavier leaf takes four. That differs from residential lines such as the Deltana DSB35 or the Emtek 94013, which are sold as pairs. Count your leaves before ordering so you do not come up a hinge short on a three-hinge door.
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