膠管近年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑(su)性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑(su)性聚氨酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎曲(qu)、能(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)輕及安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分(fen)廣泛，如(ru)農業上排(pai)灌農田、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機(ji)(ji)、坦(tan)克、汽車及許(xu)多機(ji)(ji)械裝備中(zhong)的液壓(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)動系統(tong)、燃(ran)油系統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)割操(cao)作需要較大的氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)輸(shu)出(chu)量(liang)，因此與氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)表(biao)高(gao)壓(ya)端連接(jie)的氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)（或(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥(fa)門應全打開(kai)，以便保(bao)證(zheng)提供足(zu)夠的流量(liang)和穩定(ding)的壓(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工(gong)作壓(ya)力，但(dan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力突(tu)然(ran)下降，此時(shi)容易發生(sheng)回火，并(bing)可能(neng)倒燃(ran)進入氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)存(cun)、運輸(shu)和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的清潔和不(bu)受損壞(huai)。例(li)如(ru)避免陽光照(zhao)射，雨雪浸淋、防止與酸、堿、油類(lei)及其他(ta)有機(ji)(ji)溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)的物(wu)質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)接(jie)觸。存(cun)放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱(re)源應不(bu)小(xiao)于(yu)1m.如(ru)果由(you)于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久老化(hua)脆硬，這(zhe)些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的硫磺質(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)被分(fen)解出(chu)來，常(chang)(chang)常(chang)(chang)會因此引起(qi)回火爆炸事(shi)故(gu)。