膠管近年來(lai)，開始采用(yong)熱(re)塑性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性聚(ju)氨酯(zhi)(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯(zhi)(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)輕及(ji)安裝使(shi)用(yong)方便等優(you)點，用(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排(pai)灌農田、港灣疏浚中吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機(ji)(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及(ji)許(xu)多機(ji)(ji)械裝備(bei)中的液(ye)壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)統(tong)(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)動系(xi)統(tong)(tong)、燃(ran)油(you)系(xi)統(tong)(tong)均(jun)使(shi)用(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作(zuo)需要較(jiao)大的氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出量(liang)，因此(ci)與氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)端連接的氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)）閥(fa)門應全打(da)開，以便保證提(ti)供足夠(gou)的流量(liang)和穩定的壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表雖已表示工作(zuo)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，但使(shi)用(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)力(li)突然下降，此(ci)時容(rong)易發生回(hui)火，并可能(neng)倒燃(ran)進入氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引起爆(bao)炸。在保存(cun)、運輸和使(shi)用(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時必須注意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的清(qing)潔和不(bu)受損壞。例(li)如(ru)避免(mian)陽光(guang)照射，雨雪浸淋、防止與酸、堿、油(you)類及(ji)其他有(you)機(ji)(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)的物質(zhi)(zhi)接觸。存(cun)放(fang)溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不(bu)小(xiao)于1m.如(ru)果由于保存(cun)和使(shi)用(yong)時維護不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)日(ri)久老化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的硫磺質(zhi)(zhi)被分解出來(lai)，常(chang)(chang)常(chang)(chang)會因此(ci)引起回(hui)火爆(bao)炸事故。