膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑性聚(ju)氨酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)輕及安(an)裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十(shi)分(fen)(fen)廣泛(fan)，如農業上(shang)排灌農田、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車及許多機(ji)械裝備(bei)中的(de)(de)液壓(ya)系統、氣(qi)動系統、燃油系統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作(zuo)需要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)輸出量(liang)，因(yin)此與氧(yang)氣(qi)表(biao)(biao)高壓(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全打(da)開，以便(bian)保(bao)(bao)證提(ti)供足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和穩(wen)定的(de)(de)壓(ya)力，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)表(biao)(biao)雖已表(biao)(biao)示(shi)工作(zuo)壓(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力突然下(xia)降，此時(shi)容易發(fa)生回火，并可能倒燃進(jin)入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸。在保(bao)(bao)存、運輸和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維護，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和不(bu)受(shou)損壞。例如避免陽光照射，雨(yu)雪浸淋、防止(zhi)與酸、堿、油類及其他有機(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)質量(liang)的(de)(de)物質接(jie)觸。存放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱源應(ying)不(bu)小于1m.如果由(you)于保(bao)(bao)存和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不(bu)善(shan)，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆(cui)硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的(de)(de)硫磺質被分(fen)(fen)解出來，常常會因(yin)此引起回火爆炸事故。