What is Galvaneal?

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STEEL . . . THE BEST!

Double D custom horse trailers are constructed of high quality, electro-galvanized steel, which is far superior to aluminum in overall structural integrity. Galvaneal® is simply galvanized steel made for painting.

All metals have stress limits called yield strength and ultimate strength. When metal is stressed at a level below the yield strength, it returns to its normal shape after the stress is released. If the metal is stressed above its yield strength but below its ultimate strength, it will deform or bend but not break. When stresses are applied that exceed a metal’s ultimate strength, the metal will break.

When metals are repeatedly stressed or flexed, even at levels well below their yield limits, they often fail. This is known as fatigue failure. Steel, a ferrous metal, possesses another stress limit known as fatigue strength. When the stresses from repeated flexing are kept below fatigue strength, steel will not fail regardless of the number of times it’s flexed. Aluminum, a non-ferrous metal, does not have fatigue strength; therefore, when aluminum is repeatedly flexed and stressed, even at very low limits, it eventually breaks. This is one reason why aluminum trailers are reinforced with steel in critical areas such as axle hangers, rear corners where gates hang, and hitch attachment points!

Engineered properly, steel horse trailers are much stronger and resilient to the flex and stress of the road. Using correctly prepared electro-galvanized sheet steel and Valspar automotive primer and paint, Double D produces high quality custom horse trailers for less cost than aluminum trailers.

A common misconception is that aluminum horse trailers weigh 40 to 50 percent less than steel trailers. At Double D, we engineer our horse trailers using heavier steel in high stress areas and lighter steel in low stress areas. By doing this, we substantially decrease the weight of our horse trailers which improves their towing ability.

Double D high end steel horse trailers, such as gooseneck trailers hold their value as well as any aluminum trailer. A Double D horse trailer depreciates on average 5.5% a year, with most of the depreciation experienced during the first two years of the trailer's life.