膠管近年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑性聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)輕及安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛(fan)，如農業(ye)上(shang)排灌農田、港灣疏浚中吸排泥漿(jiang)，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及許多(duo)機(ji)械裝備中的(de)液(ye)壓(ya)系(xi)(xi)統、氣(qi)動系(xi)(xi)統、燃油(you)系(xi)(xi)統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割(ge)操作(zuo)需要較大的(de)氧氣(qi)輸出量(liang)，因(yin)此與(yu)氧氣(qi)表(biao)(biao)(biao)高壓(ya)端連接的(de)氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全打開(kai)，以便(bian)保(bao)證(zheng)提供足夠的(de)流(liu)量(liang)和(he)穩定(ding)的(de)壓(ya)力，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)表(biao)(biao)(biao)雖已表(biao)(biao)(biao)示工作(zuo)壓(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)力突(tu)然下降，此時容(rong)易發(fa)生(sheng)回(hui)火，并可(ke)能(neng)倒燃進入氧氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而(er)引(yin)(yin)起爆(bao)炸。在保(bao)存(cun)(cun)(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時必須注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔和(he)不受損(sun)壞。例如避免陽光照射，雨雪浸淋、防止(zhi)與(yu)酸、堿、油(you)類及其他有機(ji)溶劑(ji)等影(ying)響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質量(liang)的(de)物質接觸。存(cun)(cun)(cun)放(fang)溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱源應(ying)不小于(yu)1m.如果由(you)于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)(cun)(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護不善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的(de)硫磺質被分解出來，常常會因(yin)此引(yin)(yin)起回(hui)火爆(bao)炸事故。