膠管近年來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)熱塑性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑性(xing)聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲(qu)、能緩沖(chong)、重量(liang)(liang)輕(qing)及安裝使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)方(fang)便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農業上排(pai)灌(guan)農田、港灣(wan)疏浚中吸排(pai)泥(ni)漿，飛機、坦克、汽(qi)車及許多(duo)機械裝備中的(de)液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系統、氣(qi)動系統、燃油系統均使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)輸出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因(yin)此與氧(yang)氣(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開(kai)，以便保(bao)(bao)證提供足夠(gou)的(de)流量(liang)(liang)和穩定(ding)的(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但(dan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力突(tu)然下降，此時容易發生回(hui)火，并可(ke)能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引(yin)起爆(bao)炸。在保(bao)(bao)存(cun)(cun)、運輸和使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時必(bi)須注意(yi)維(wei)護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔(jie)和不(bu)受損壞(huai)。例如避免陽光照射(she)，雨雪浸淋、防止(zhi)與酸、堿、油類及其他有(you)機溶(rong)劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質量(liang)(liang)的(de)物質接觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫(wen)度為-15～40℃，距離熱源應不(bu)小于1m.如果(guo)由于保(bao)(bao)存(cun)(cun)和使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時維(wei)護(hu)不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)硫磺質被分解出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會因(yin)此引(yin)起回(hui)火爆(bao)炸事故。