膠管近年來，開(kai)始采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱塑性(xing)聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)(deng)(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能緩沖、重量輕及安裝(zhuang)(zhuang)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等(deng)(deng)(deng)優(you)點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛(fan)，如(ru)農(nong)業上排灌農(nong)田、港灣疏浚中吸排泥漿，飛(fei)機、坦克、汽車及許多機械裝(zhuang)(zhuang)備中的(de)液壓(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動系統(tong)、燃(ran)(ran)油系統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)輸出量，因(yin)此與氧氣(qi)(qi)表高(gao)壓(ya)端連接的(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)（或(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打(da)開(kai)，以(yi)便(bian)保(bao)(bao)證提供足夠(gou)的(de)流量和(he)穩(wen)定的(de)壓(ya)力(li)，防止(zhi)低(di)壓(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)力(li)，但使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力(li)突然下降，此時(shi)容易發生(sheng)回(hui)火，并可能倒(dao)燃(ran)(ran)進入氧氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆(bao)炸(zha)。在保(bao)(bao)存、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須注意維護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)持(chi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔和(he)不(bu)受(shou)損(sun)壞。例如(ru)避(bi)免陽光(guang)照射，雨雪浸淋、防止(zhi)與酸、堿、油類及其他有機溶劑等(deng)(deng)(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量的(de)物質接觸。存放溫(wen)度為(wei)-15～40℃，距離(li)熱源應不(bu)小于1m.如(ru)果(guo)由(you)于保(bao)(bao)存和(he)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護(hu)不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日(ri)久老(lao)化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)硫(liu)磺質被分解出來，常(chang)常(chang)會(hui)因(yin)此引起(qi)回(hui)火爆(bao)炸(zha)事故。