膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)熱塑性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(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)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易(yi)彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)輕及安(an)裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排灌農田、港(gang)灣疏浚中吸(xi)排泥漿，飛機、坦克、汽車及許(xu)多(duo)機械(xie)裝備中的(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)統、氣動系(xi)統、燃(ran)油系(xi)統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)許(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣割操作需要(yao)較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣輸出量(liang)，因(yin)此與氧(yang)氣表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)氣管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)）閥門應全打開，以便保證(zheng)提供足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和(he)穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)力，防(fang)止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)力，但(dan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突然下降，此時(shi)容(rong)易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并(bing)可(ke)能(neng)倒燃(ran)進入氧(yang)氣膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引起爆(bao)炸。在保存(cun)(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意(yi)維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和(he)不(bu)(bu)受(shou)損壞。例如(ru)避免(mian)陽(yang)光照射，雨(yu)雪(xue)浸淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與酸(suan)、堿(jian)、油類(lei)及其他有(you)機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)質量(liang)的(de)(de)物質接觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫(wen)度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離(li)熱源應不(bu)(bu)小于(yu)1m.如(ru)果(guo)由于(yu)保存(cun)(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不(bu)(bu)善(shan)，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出來，常(chang)常(chang)會因(yin)此引起回(hui)火爆(bao)炸事(shi)故。