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PBR Materials / Metal
Rough Black Metal PBR Texture
Rough black metal PBR texture with a dark granular surface and broken highlights. Seamless 1K–4K PNG maps for industrial housings, panels and mechanical props.
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About this asset
A dark, granular surface breaks up reflections across this black metal preview. The fine relief is more visible where light grazes the object than in deeply shaded regions.
Where this material fits
Use it on a machine housing, heavy bracket or industrial panel. Maintain enough lighting contrast to show the form without making every dark region featureless. Scale surface roughness against panel seams and fasteners.
Included maps and resolutions
- Base Color
- Normal — OpenGL
- Roughness
- Metallic
- Ambient Occlusion
- Height
The product listing specifies 4K, 2K and 1K PNG maps with seamless tiling.
Material setup
The roughness-map guide explains how to evaluate highlight width and surface variation. Use controlled product lighting to compare the metal without changing the camera or exposure between tests.
Compare related surfaces
Compare Rusted Metal PBR Texture — Orange Patina for visible orange corrosion and exposed brighter metal, or Copper Metal PBR Texture when a warm metal accent is needed.
Explore the metal PBR collection for other surfaces in this family. The Superhive button opens the product listing for current package contents, price and license terms.
More material comparisons
For a smoother reflective comparison, try Metal PBR Texture — Dark Reflective Finish beside this rough black metal under the same lighting.
For another lighting study, use Studio Lighting 017 HDRI to test colored highlights against the dark body of a black metal material.
For another lighting study, use Automotive Studio 002 HDRI to judge dark metallic surfaces with a broad bright field and a smaller concentrated highlight.
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After downloading the material's maps, open the PBR Material Previewer to compare supported textures on a sphere, cube or plane under HDR lighting. Check normal direction, roughness and tiling locally before applying the material to your scene. Product files are not loaded automatically.
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