膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑(su)(su)性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑(su)(su)性聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎(wan)曲、能緩沖、重量輕及(ji)(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣(guang)泛，如農(nong)業上排(pai)灌農(nong)田、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排(pai)泥漿(jiang)，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及(ji)(ji)許多機(ji)械(xie)裝(zhuang)備中的(de)(de)液(ye)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系統、氣動系統、燃油(you)系統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣割(ge)操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣輸出量，因此(ci)與氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣瓶（或氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便保證提(ti)供足夠的(de)(de)流量和穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防(fang)止(zhi)低(di)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示(shi)工(gong)作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但(dan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力突然(ran)下(xia)降，此(ci)時(shi)容易發生回火(huo)，并可(ke)能倒燃進入氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸(zha)。在保存、運(yun)輸和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和不受損(sun)壞(huai)。例如避免(mian)陽光照射，雨雪浸(jin)淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與酸、堿(jian)、油(you)類及(ji)(ji)其他有機(ji)溶(rong)劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不小于1m.如果由于保存和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不善(shan)，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)硫(liu)磺質(zhi)被分解出來，常常會因此(ci)引起回火(huo)爆炸(zha)事故。