膠管近(jin)年來，開始采用熱(re)塑(su)性(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑(su)性(xing)聚氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易(yi)彎曲(qu)、能緩沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)(ji)(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)用方便等優點(dian)，用途十分廣泛，如農業上排灌農田(tian)、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排泥(ni)漿，飛(fei)機、坦克、汽車(che)及(ji)(ji)(ji)許(xu)多機械裝(zhuang)備中(zhong)的液壓系(xi)統(tong)、氣動系(xi)統(tong)、燃油系(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)用許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣割操(cao)作(zuo)需要較大的氧氣輸(shu)出量(liang)(liang)，因此與(yu)氧氣表(biao)高(gao)壓端連(lian)接的氣瓶（或氧氣管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便保(bao)(bao)證提(ti)供足(zu)夠的流(liu)量(liang)(liang)和(he)穩定的壓力，防(fang)止(zhi)低壓表(biao)雖(sui)已表(biao)示工作(zuo)壓力，但使(shi)用時(shi)壓力突(tu)然(ran)下降，此時(shi)容易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并(bing)可(ke)能倒燃進(jin)入(ru)氧氣膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)(bao)存(cun)、運輸(shu)和(he)使(shi)用膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注(zhu)意維護，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的清潔和(he)不受損壞。例如避免陽(yang)光(guang)照射，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與(yu)酸、堿(jian)、油類及(ji)(ji)(ji)其他有機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)(liang)的物質(zhi)(zhi)接觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離(li)熱(re)源應不小于(yu)1m.如果由于(yu)保(bao)(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)用時(shi)維護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)用日久老(lao)化脆硬，這(zhe)些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的硫磺質(zhi)(zhi)被分解出來，常常會因此引起回(hui)火爆炸(zha)事(shi)故。