膠管近年(nian)來，開始采用(yong)(yong)熱塑性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)(ru)熱塑性(xing)聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎(wan)曲、能(neng)(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)安(an)裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛(fan)，如(ru)(ru)農(nong)(nong)業上排(pai)灌農(nong)(nong)田(tian)、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機(ji)(ji)、坦(tan)克、汽(qi)車及(ji)許多機(ji)(ji)械裝(zhuang)備中(zhong)的液壓(ya)系(xi)(xi)統、氣(qi)動系(xi)(xi)統、燃油(you)系(xi)(xi)統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需要較(jiao)大的氧(yang)氣(qi)輸(shu)出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因此與氧(yang)氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)端(duan)連接(jie)(jie)的氣(qi)瓶（或氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便保(bao)證提(ti)供足夠的流(liu)量(liang)(liang)和穩定的壓(ya)力(li)，防(fang)止低壓(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)力(li)，但(dan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)力(li)突然下(xia)降，此時容易發生回(hui)火，并可能(neng)(neng)倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)存(cun)、運輸(shu)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時必須注意(yi)維護(hu)，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的清潔(jie)和不(bu)受損壞。例如(ru)(ru)避(bi)免陽光(guang)照(zhao)射，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防(fang)止與酸(suan)、堿、油(you)類及(ji)其他有機(ji)(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)的物質(zhi)接(jie)(jie)觸。存(cun)放溫度為(wei)-15～40℃，距離熱源應不(bu)小于(yu)1m.如(ru)(ru)果由于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時維護(hu)不(bu)善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內(nei)的硫磺質(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會(hui)因此引起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸(zha)事故。