膠管近(jin)年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑(su)(su)性(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑(su)(su)性(xing)聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能緩(huan)沖、重量輕(qing)及(ji)(ji)安裝使用(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)等(deng)(deng)優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途(tu)十分(fen)(fen)廣泛(fan)，如農業(ye)上排灌農田、港灣(wan)疏(shu)浚中(zhong)吸排泥漿，飛機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車(che)及(ji)(ji)許(xu)多機(ji)械裝備中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)液(ye)壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)統、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動系(xi)統、燃油系(xi)統均使用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作需要(yao)較大的(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出量，因此與氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥(fa)門應(ying)全打(da)開(kai)，以便(bian)保(bao)(bao)證提(ti)供(gong)足(zu)夠的(de)(de)(de)流(liu)量和(he)穩定的(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表雖已(yi)表示工作壓(ya)(ya)力，但(dan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突然下降，此時(shi)容易發生回(hui)火(huo)，并(bing)可能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸。在保(bao)(bao)存、運(yun)輸和(he)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維護，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清潔和(he)不(bu)(bu)受(shou)損(sun)壞(huai)。例如避免(mian)陽(yang)光(guang)照射，雨雪浸淋、防止與酸(suan)、堿、油類及(ji)(ji)其他有機(ji)溶劑等(deng)(deng)影(ying)響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的(de)(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存放溫度為(wei)-15～40℃，距離熱源應(ying)不(bu)(bu)小(xiao)于1m.如果由(you)于保(bao)(bao)存和(he)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不(bu)(bu)善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分(fen)(fen)解出來，常常會因此引起(qi)回(hui)火(huo)爆炸事故。