膠管近(jin)年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡膠(jiao)，如熱塑性聚(ju)氨(an)酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)、聚(ju)酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)等。膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)因易彎曲(qu)、能(neng)緩沖、重量輕及安裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣(guang)泛，如農(nong)業(ye)上排(pai)灌農(nong)田、港(gang)灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排(pai)泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車及許(xu)多(duo)機(ji)械(xie)裝備中(zhong)的(de)(de)(de)(de)液壓(ya)系(xi)統、氣(qi)動系(xi)統、燃油(you)系(xi)統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)許(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割(ge)操(cao)作需要較大的(de)(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)輸(shu)(shu)出(chu)量，因此與氧(yang)氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)端(duan)連接(jie)的(de)(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶（或氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便保(bao)證提供足夠的(de)(de)(de)(de)流(liu)量和穩定(ding)的(de)(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)力(li)，防(fang)止低壓(ya)表(biao)雖(sui)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(sheng)回火，并(bing)可能(neng)倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引起爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)存、運(yun)輸(shu)(shu)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)時必須(xu)注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)清(qing)潔和不受損壞(huai)。例(li)如避(bi)免(mian)陽光(guang)照射，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止與酸、堿、油(you)類及其他(ta)有機(ji)溶劑等影響(xiang)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的(de)(de)(de)(de)物質(zhi)接(jie)觸。存放溫(wen)度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱源應不小于(yu)1m.如果由(you)于(yu)保(bao)存和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時維護不善，或膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆(cui)硬，這(zhe)些膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)(de)硫磺(huang)質(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常常會因此引起回火爆炸(zha)事故(gu)。