Why Metal Doors need Special Hardware Matching?

Metal doors, most commonly used in Education, Healthcare, Hotel, Government and Commercial buildings. The greatest feature of metal doors is their durability, as they are made of stainless steel or steel. They are experts in anti-theft and anti-wear.

Hardware is the most important determinant of metal door quality.

To avert needless troubles in the future, you need to choose the quality-assurance hardware.

Try to figure out:

●What hardware do you need for metal doors?

●What happens when you use the hardware incorrectly?

1.       What hardware do you need for metal doors?

Functionality, Quality and Professional Guidance are keys to choose the right hardware for metal door.

Door Hinge—Hinges manufactured in accordance with ANSI / BHMA A 156.1

The hinges have template screws for use on hollow metal doors and frames. The thickness of the hinge is 3.4 mm, which means enough bearing capacity is available. It is able to withstand 240 hours of salt spray test. The duration of fire resistance is up to 3 hours.

It also has a hinge-reinforcement plate used in metal doors in conjunction with the hinge, which in fact is used for both door and frame reinforcement. Internal welding for steel door or frame.  Apply to heavy doors.

Mortise Lock—The mortise locks installed in metal doors are mostly used in shopping malls, schools, hospitals or anywhere with great pedestrian flow, such as fire doors. Therefore, D and D mortise lock is fireproof and has passed the BS EN 12209 test. It has the function of controlling the pedestrian flow, preventing unauthorized departure and theft, and guaranteeing the safety of indoor personnel.

Door Handle—Stainless steel is one of the most commonly-used building material, which possesses the characteristics of long-lifespan and corrosion-resistance. The stainless steel lever handle is ideal for the majority of applications, tested to 200,000 cycles, suitable for use in public, commercial, institutional and residential buildings, e.g. public office doors, common area doors. etc.

Door Closer—More than 500,000 life tests, meet the requirements of EN 1154. It has a strong adjustable function. It is suitable for door control system of public buildings, engineering and maintenance doors with high security and high frequency of use.

The use of matching door closer and rubber door silencer. Rubber door silencers prevent rattle and noise when doors are closing. They are used anywhere you want to control the noise made by closing doors.

Panic Exit Device—it can be used for fire doors and non-standard fire doors, wooden doors, metal doors, internal doors and external doors. Applied in banks, schools, factories, hotels, hospitals, high-end office buildings, etc. Through ANSI Grade 1 test, the service life exceeds 500,000 press opening and closing tests. The press plate and locking plate are designed with pulley, which reduces friction and prolongs lifespan.

2.       What happens when you use the hardware incorrectly?

Although wooden doors and metal doors function similarly, the internal structure is completely different, and the incorrect use of accessories will cause unwanted problems.

The most obvious problem is the use of wooden door screws and hinges mounted on the steel door. The wooden door screws need to be drilled into the wood and embedded in the wood to be firm. However, since the internal structure of the metal door and the door frame are hollow, the wooden door screws are not subjected to the surrounding force after drilled and easily pulled out; the lock body mounted on the door is also prone to loose or dislocation and the situation that the door cannot be closed. However, the insufficient thickness of the ordinary hinge will lead to excessive stress, which consequently brings about a tilted or fallen door.

In order to safely and stably function as a metal door, metal doors need to be used with specific accessories. D and D HARDWARE offer certified Door ironmongery for Metal Doors & Fire Rated Metal Doors, comply with the American standards and the European Standards, BS EN, CE, UL, ANSI and BHMA certification, Suitable for Education, Healthcare, Hotel, Government , Apartment building, Hospitality Commercial applications.

D and D HARDWARE has more than 13 years of experience in manufacturing Metal Door hardware for metal doors, include door hinge, door lock, door closer, panic door bar,door handle,door accessories and glass hardware etc.

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