膠管近年來，開(kai)(kai)始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性聚(ju)(ju)氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)(ju)酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管因(yin)易(yi)彎(wan)曲(qu)、能緩沖、重量(liang)輕(qing)及安裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排(pai)灌(guan)農田(tian)、港灣疏(shu)浚中(zhong)吸(xi)排(pai)泥漿，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克、汽(qi)車及許(xu)多機(ji)械(xie)裝備(bei)中(zhong)的(de)液壓(ya)系統、氣動(dong)系統、燃油(you)系統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管。氣割(ge)操作需要(yao)較大(da)的(de)氧(yang)氣輸出(chu)量(liang)，因(yin)此與(yu)氧(yang)氣表(biao)高壓(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)氣瓶（或氧(yang)氣管道）閥門應全打開(kai)(kai)，以便(bian)保證提供足(zu)夠的(de)流量(liang)和(he)穩定的(de)壓(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)表(biao)雖(sui)已表(biao)示(shi)工(gong)作壓(ya)力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力突然(ran)下降，此時(shi)容易(yi)發生(sheng)回(hui)火，并可能倒(dao)燃進(jin)入氧(yang)氣膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管而引(yin)起爆炸。在保存(cun)(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管時(shi)必須注意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管的(de)清(qing)潔(jie)和(he)不受損(sun)壞。例如(ru)避免陽(yang)光照射，雨雪浸淋、防止與(yu)酸(suan)、堿、油(you)類及其他(ta)有機(ji)溶劑(ji)等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管質(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)的(de)物質(zhi)(zhi)接(jie)觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離(li)熱(re)源應不小于1m.如(ru)果由(you)于保存(cun)(cun)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不善(shan)，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管內(nei)的(de)硫磺質(zhi)(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常常會(hui)因(yin)此引(yin)起回(hui)火爆炸事(shi)故。