膠管近年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑(su)(su)性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)(ru)熱塑(su)(su)性聚氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能緩(huan)沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十(shi)分廣泛(fan)，如(ru)(ru)農業上(shang)排(pai)灌農田、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排(pai)泥(ni)漿(jiang)，飛機、坦克、汽車(che)及(ji)許多(duo)機械裝(zhuang)備中(zhong)的(de)(de)液壓系(xi)統(tong)、氣(qi)動系(xi)統(tong)、燃油系(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需要較大(da)的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)輸出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因此(ci)與氧(yang)氣(qi)表高壓端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶(ping)（或(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開(kai)，以便(bian)保證提供足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)(liang)和穩(wen)定(ding)的(de)(de)壓力，防(fang)止低壓表雖已表示(shi)工作壓力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓力突然下降(jiang)，此(ci)時容易發生(sheng)回火，并(bing)可(ke)能倒(dao)燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸。在保存(cun)(cun)、運輸和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時必須(xu)注意維護，保持(chi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和不(bu)受損壞(huai)。例如(ru)(ru)避免陽光照射，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止與酸、堿、油類及(ji)其他有機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)物質接觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱源(yuan)應不(bu)小于1m.如(ru)(ru)果由(you)于保存(cun)(cun)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出(chu)來，常常會(hui)因此(ci)引起(qi)回火爆炸事故(gu)。