Most consumers would recognize only one engineering thermoplastic _ polyester _ but the group includes jaw crackers such as polyamide, polyacetal, polycarbonate and polyphenylene oxide.
Examples of the second type of bearing are Oilites and plastic bearings made from polyacetal; examples of the third type are metalized graphite bearings and PTFE bearings.
In most musical styles, the tamborim is played with a small wooden samba-batucada, it is played with a beater made of several nylon or polyacetal threads bound together.
Common plastics include nylon, polyacetal, polytetrafluoroethylene ( PTFE ), ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene ( UHMWPE ), urethane, and vespel ( a high-performance polyimide ).