Weathered Scratched Steel PBR Material Set

This 2K PBR material set features a weathered, heavily scratched steel surface with integrated displacement and roughness maps. This PBR material set captures the raw, industrial aesthetic of aged, distressed steel. The texture features an intricate network of deep, intersecting scratches that reveal underlying oxidation, creating a realistic, high-contrast surface. The visual depth is enhanced by the included displacement map, which provides tactile quality to the gouges and worn edges. The metallic base exhibits a varied, non-uniform sheen, with the roughness map effectively modulating the light reflection across the surface. This material is ideal for adding character to hard-surface assets, conveying a sense of history, heavy use, and environmental exposure.

The download is a 15.5 MB compressed archive with the texture set at 2K with colour, normal, roughness, metalness and displacement maps, ready for any metal/roughness PBR workflow in Blender, 3ds Max, SketchUp, Unreal Engine or D5.

Load these maps into your preferred rendering engine's material node editor, assigning the albedo, roughness, normal, and displacement maps to their respective channels. The 2K resolution provides a balance between detail and memory efficiency, suitable for mid-to-close range camera work. Ensure the displacement is set to a sub-pixel displacement or tessellation mode for best results. Because the texture is tileable in both axes, it is highly effective for covering large industrial structural elements or expansive metal cladding without noticeable repetition.