膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性(xing)聚氨(an)酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管因(yin)易彎曲、能緩(huan)沖、重量(liang)輕及(ji)(ji)安裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途(tu)十(shi)分廣(guang)泛，如(ru)農業上(shang)排灌農田(tian)、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排泥漿，飛機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及(ji)(ji)許(xu)多(duo)機(ji)械裝備中的(de)(de)液(ye)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)動系統(tong)、燃油(you)系統(tong)均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管。氣(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)輸(shu)出(chu)量(liang)，因(yin)此與(yu)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)管道）閥門應(ying)全打開，以便保(bao)證提供足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和(he)穩定(ding)的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防止(zhi)低(di)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表雖已表示(shi)工作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力突然(ran)下降，此時容易發生回火(huo)，并可能倒(dao)燃進入氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管而引(yin)起(qi)爆(bao)炸。在保(bao)存(cun)、運輸(shu)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管時必(bi)須注(zhu)意維(wei)護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管的(de)(de)清潔(jie)和(he)不受(shou)損壞。例(li)如(ru)避免陽光照射，雨雪浸淋(lin)、防止(zhi)與(yu)酸(suan)、堿、油(you)類及(ji)(ji)其(qi)他有機(ji)溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管質(zhi)量(liang)的(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存(cun)放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應(ying)不小于(yu)1m.如(ru)果由于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時維(wei)護不善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管內的(de)(de)硫(liu)磺質(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會(hui)因(yin)此引(yin)起(qi)回火(huo)爆(bao)炸事故。