膠管近年來，開始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑(su)性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)(re)塑(su)性聚(ju)氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能緩沖、重量輕及(ji)安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農(nong)(nong)業上排(pai)灌(guan)農(nong)(nong)田(tian)、港灣疏浚中吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機(ji)(ji)、坦克、汽車及(ji)許(xu)多(duo)機(ji)(ji)械裝備中的(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動系(xi)統(tong)、燃油系(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需(xu)要較(jiao)大的(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)輸出量，因(yin)此與(yu)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打(da)開，以(yi)便保(bao)證提供足(zu)夠的(de)流量和(he)穩定的(de)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)(li)，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)力(li)(li)，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)力(li)(li)突然下(xia)降，此時容易發生回火，并(bing)可(ke)能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸。在保(bao)存(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時必(bi)須(xu)注意維護，保(bao)持(chi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔(jie)和(he)不(bu)受損壞。例如避(bi)免陽光照射，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防止與(yu)酸、堿、油類及(ji)其他有機(ji)(ji)溶(rong)劑等(deng)影響(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量的(de)物(wu)質接(jie)觸。存(cun)放(fang)溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離(li)熱(re)(re)源應不(bu)小于1m.如果由于保(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護不(bu)善(shan)，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化(hua)脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)硫磺(huang)質被分解出來，常常會因(yin)此引起回火爆炸事故。