膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)，如(ru)(ru)熱塑性聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)等。膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易(yi)(yi)彎曲、能緩沖、重量輕及安(an)裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)(bian)等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)(ru)農(nong)(nong)業上排(pai)灌(guan)農(nong)(nong)田、港灣(wan)疏浚(jun)中吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機、坦克、汽車及許多機械裝(zhuang)備(bei)中的(de)(de)(de)液(ye)壓(ya)系(xi)統、氣(qi)(qi)動系(xi)統、燃油系(xi)統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操(cao)作(zuo)(zuo)需要較(jiao)大的(de)(de)(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)輸(shu)出量，因此(ci)(ci)與氧氣(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)端連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或氧氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門(men)應全打開，以便(bian)(bian)保(bao)證提供足夠的(de)(de)(de)流量和穩定(ding)的(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)力，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)表雖已表示工作(zuo)(zuo)壓(ya)力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力突然下(xia)降(jiang)，此(ci)(ci)時(shi)容(rong)易(yi)(yi)發生回(hui)火，并(bing)可能倒燃進入氧氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸。在保(bao)存、運輸(shu)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清潔和不受(shou)損壞。例(li)如(ru)(ru)避免(mian)陽(yang)光(guang)照射(she)，雨(yu)雪(xue)浸淋(lin)、防止(zhi)與酸、堿(jian)、油類及其(qi)他有機溶(rong)劑等影(ying)響膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量的(de)(de)(de)物質接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源應不小(xiao)于1m.如(ru)(ru)果由于保(bao)存和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不善，或膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化(hua)脆硬，這些膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫(liu)磺(huang)質被(bei)分解出來，常常會因此(ci)(ci)引起回(hui)火爆炸事故。