膠管近(jin)年來(lai)，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑(su)性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑(su)性聚氨(an)酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能(neng)(neng)緩(huan)沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及安(an)裝使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)(bian)等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分(fen)廣泛，如農(nong)業上排灌農(nong)田、港灣疏浚(jun)中吸排泥漿，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克、汽車及許多(duo)機(ji)械裝備(bei)中的(de)(de)(de)液壓系統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)系統(tong)、燃(ran)油系統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需(xu)要(yao)較大(da)的(de)(de)(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)輸出量(liang)(liang)，因此與(yu)(yu)氧氣(qi)(qi)表(biao)高壓端(duan)連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或氧氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全打開，以便(bian)(bian)保證提供足(zu)夠的(de)(de)(de)流量(liang)(liang)和穩(wen)定的(de)(de)(de)壓力，防(fang)止低壓表(biao)雖已表(biao)示(shi)工(gong)作壓力，但使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓力突(tu)然下降，此時(shi)容(rong)易發生回火，并可能(neng)(neng)倒燃(ran)進(jin)入氧氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸。在保存、運(yun)輸和使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注(zhu)意維(wei)護(hu)，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清(qing)潔(jie)和不(bu)受損(sun)壞。例(li)如避(bi)免陽光照(zhao)射，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止與(yu)(yu)酸、堿、油類及其(qi)他有機(ji)溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)物質接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應(ying)不(bu)小(xiao)于1m.如果由于保存和使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)護(hu)不(bu)善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日(ri)久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫(liu)磺質被分(fen)解出來(lai)，常常會因此引起回火爆炸事(shi)故。