膠管近年來(lai)，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)(re)塑性聚氨酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易(yi)彎曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及安裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農(nong)業上排灌農(nong)田、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排泥漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車及許多(duo)機(ji)械裝(zhuang)備中的(de)(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)動(dong)系統(tong)、燃油系統(tong)均(jun)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需(xu)要(yao)較大的(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)輸(shu)出量(liang)(liang)，因此與(yu)氧(yang)氣(qi)表高(gao)壓(ya)(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶(ping)（或(huo)(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全打開，以便保證(zheng)提供足夠(gou)的(de)(de)(de)流量(liang)(liang)和(he)穩定的(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突然下(xia)降，此時(shi)容易(yi)發(fa)生回(hui)火(huo)，并可(ke)能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸。在保存(cun)、運輸(shu)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須(xu)注意(yi)維(wei)護，保持(chi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清潔(jie)和(he)不(bu)(bu)受損壞。例如(ru)避(bi)免陽(yang)光(guang)照射，雨雪浸淋、防止與(yu)酸、堿、油類及其(qi)他(ta)有(you)機(ji)溶劑等影響(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)物質(zhi)接(jie)觸。存(cun)放溫度(du)為(wei)-15～40℃，距離熱(re)(re)源應(ying)不(bu)(bu)小于1m.如(ru)果由于保存(cun)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)護不(bu)(bu)善，或(huo)(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆硬，這(zhe)些(xie)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分解出來(lai)，常(chang)常(chang)會因此引起(qi)回(hui)火(huo)爆炸事故。