Trimco 5001 Lock Astragal, Stainless Steel - Use with Mortise or Cylindrical Locks

It's the metal strip that covers the gap between the active and inactive leaf of a double door, cut and prepped so a lock can pass through it. Trimco's 5000 Series covers both mortise and cylindrical lock prep, and the 5001 is the wrought version for that job. If you're gasketing the meeting stile for smoke or weather rather than working around a lock, a lock astragal is the wrong part; you want a seal type like the Pemko 300 Series adjustable astragal with self-adjusting pile brush, or the NGP 109N overlapping astragal with neoprene seal.

Non-handed. One part number works on either hand of opening, so you don't specify handing when ordering the 5001.

The 5001 is prepped for mortise lock use. The 5000 Series as a family includes models for both mortise and cylindrical locks, so if your active leaf carries a cylindrical lockset, order the sibling model prepped for cylindrical rather than the 5001.

A lock astragal like the Trimco 5001 is a stainless plate at the meeting stile worked around the lockset, so the door still latches. A T-astragal, such as the Cal-Royal EAST-501 aluminum T-astragal with vinyl insert, sits in the gap and seals it with a flexible insert. An overlapping type, like the NGP 176A in anodized aluminum or the NGP 139A solid metal astragal, laps one leaf over the other for coverage. If the driver is the lock, use the lock astragal; if the driver is light, air, or smoke through the gap, use one of the sealing types.

Two different pieces of the same opening. The Trimco 5001 is a lock astragal for use with mortise or cylindrical locks, wrought from 13 gauge stainless steel and non-handed. Where the specification calls out a fire-rated astragal, the NGP 139SP is a steel fire-rated door astragal with 3/4 inch overlap coverage, and the Pemko 369 is a split astragal seal with a pile brush insert, 13/32 inch by 11/32 inch aluminum, fire-rated. Confirm with the door manufacturer's listing which astragal the pair is approved to carry.

They solve two different problems on a pair of doors. The Trimco 5001 is a lock astragal, made wrought from 13 gauge stainless steel and non-handed, and it is used with mortise or cylindrical locks so the astragal clears the lock hardware on the active leaf. The NGP 139A is a solid metal astragal of anodized aluminum construction, used to close the gap between leaves. If the astragal has to pass a lock, the 5001 is the one built for it; if it only has to cover the meeting stile, the 139A is a plain metal bar.

The 5001 is a lock astragal built to work with mortise or cylindrical locks, not a seal. For sealing the meeting stiles, the NGP 109N is an overlapping astragal with a neoprene seal in an 84 inch length for commercial doors, the Pemko 300 Series is an adjustable astragal with a self-adjusting pile brush for double doors, and the Cal-Royal EAST-501 is an aluminum T-astragal with a vinyl insert for double doors. Those three carry a seal element; the 5001 does not.

Wrought, formed from 13 gauge stainless steel. That matters if you're specifying against a cast part: the 5000-T in the same family is cast construction instead. For high-abuse openings where a spec calls out cast bronze or brass trim, the 5000-T is the one to look at; for a stainless meeting stile the 5001 is the wrought stainless answer.

ADA compliant, per Trimco's data on the 5001. It's a commercial-rated part, which is what you want on an institutional or public-facing opening rather than a residential-grade meeting stile cover.

It's built for commercial and institutional use, and Trimco lists it for commercial and industrial buildings, government and military facilities, hospitality, multifamily and mixed-use, and office buildings. Since it's non-handed, one part number covers every pair in the portfolio regardless of which leaf is active, which is what makes a fleet standard workable.

No. The NGP 176A 84 is an overlapping astragal in 84 inch anodized aluminum door trim, sized to lap the meeting stile of a pair. The Trimco 5001 is stainless steel, wrought from 13 gauge material, and is a lock astragal made to be used with mortise or cylindrical locks. Buyers looking for a stainless lock astragal will not get the same part by ordering an aluminum overlapping astragal.

The Trimco 5001 is a commercial lock astragal in stainless steel, non-handed, so it goes on either leaf without ordering a hand, but it is set for use with mortise or cylindrical locks rather than for taking up a variable gap. Where the gap between leaves varies, the Pemko 300 Series is an adjustable astragal with a self-adjusting pile brush for double doors. On openings that are consistent and need lock clearance, the 5001 stays the simpler part to standardize because there is no handing to track.

Among the comparable metal astragals, the NGP 139A is anodized aluminum and the NGP 139SP is steel, while the Trimco 5001 is wrought from 13 gauge stainless steel. Neither NGP part is described for use with mortise or cylindrical locks, so if the astragal has to work around lock hardware, the 5001 is the one specified for that. The 5000 Series also includes the cast 5000-T and the wrought 5002 if the construction needs to change.

The 5001 is a single model, ordered as one configuration in stainless steel. There's no finish or length matrix to work through on it. Choosing within the 5000 family is about construction and lock prep instead: cast on the 5000-T, wrought 13 gauge stainless on the 5001 and 5002.