膠管近年(nian)來，開始采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑性橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)(re)塑性聚氨酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管因易(yi)彎(wan)曲(qu)、能緩(huan)沖、重(zhong)量輕及(ji)安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十(shi)分廣泛，如(ru)農(nong)業上排(pai)灌農(nong)田、港灣疏(shu)浚(jun)中吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車(che)及(ji)許多(duo)(duo)機(ji)械裝備(bei)中的(de)(de)(de)液壓系(xi)統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)系(xi)統(tong)、燃油(you)系(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)輸出(chu)量，因此與(yu)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)表(biao)(biao)高(gao)壓端連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)（或氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)管道）閥門應全打開，以便(bian)保(bao)證提供足夠的(de)(de)(de)流量和穩定的(de)(de)(de)壓力，防(fang)止低壓表(biao)(biao)雖已表(biao)(biao)示工作壓力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓力突(tu)然(ran)下降，此時容(rong)易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并可能倒燃進(jin)入(ru)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管而(er)引起(qi)爆(bao)炸(zha)。在(zai)保(bao)存、運(yun)輸和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管時必須(xu)注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管的(de)(de)(de)清潔和不受損壞。例如(ru)避(bi)免陽光照射(she)，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防(fang)止與(yu)酸、堿(jian)、油(you)類(lei)及(ji)其他有(you)機(ji)溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管質量的(de)(de)(de)物(wu)質接觸。存放(fang)溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)(re)源應不小于(yu)1m.如(ru)果由于(yu)保(bao)存和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日(ri)久老化脆(cui)硬，這些(xie)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管內的(de)(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會因此引起(qi)回(hui)火爆(bao)炸(zha)事故。