膠管近年來(lai)，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱塑性聚氨酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)因易(yi)彎(wan)曲、能緩沖、重量輕(qing)及(ji)安裝使用(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途(tu)十(shi)分廣(guang)泛，如(ru)農業上(shang)排灌農田、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排泥漿，飛(fei)機、坦克、汽車及(ji)許(xu)(xu)多(duo)機械裝備中的(de)(de)(de)(de)液壓(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動系統(tong)、燃(ran)油(you)(you)系統(tong)均使用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需(xu)要(yao)較大的(de)(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)輸出量，因此(ci)與(yu)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)表(biao)(biao)高壓(ya)端連接的(de)(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全打(da)開，以便(bian)保(bao)證提供(gong)足夠(gou)的(de)(de)(de)(de)流量和(he)(he)(he)穩定的(de)(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)表(biao)(biao)雖已表(biao)(biao)示工作壓(ya)力，但(dan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)力突然(ran)下降，此(ci)時容易(yi)發生回火(huo)，并可能倒燃(ran)進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引起(qi)爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)存(cun)、運(yun)輸和(he)(he)(he)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)時必須注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)(de)清潔和(he)(he)(he)不受損壞。例如(ru)避免陽光照射，雨(yu)雪浸(jin)淋、防止與(yu)酸、堿、油(you)(you)類及(ji)其(qi)他有機溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)質量的(de)(de)(de)(de)物質接觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源應(ying)不小于(yu)1m.如(ru)果由于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)和(he)(he)(he)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆(cui)硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出來(lai)，常(chang)常(chang)會因此(ci)引起(qi)回火(huo)爆炸(zha)事故。