膠管近年來(lai)，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑(su)性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑(su)性(xing)聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)(deng)(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管因易彎曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)輕及安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)(deng)(deng)優(you)點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十(shi)分廣泛，如農(nong)業上排灌農(nong)田、港灣疏浚中吸排泥漿，飛機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及許多(duo)機(ji)械(xie)裝備(bei)中的液壓(ya)(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)動系統(tong)、燃油(you)系統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管。氣(qi)割(ge)操作需要較(jiao)大(da)的氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)輸出(chu)量(liang)，因此與(yu)氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)端連接(jie)的氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)管道(dao)）閥門應全打開，以便保證提供足夠的流量(liang)和(he)穩定(ding)的壓(ya)(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工(gong)作壓(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突然下降，此時(shi)(shi)容(rong)易發生回(hui)火(huo)，并(bing)可能倒燃進(jin)入(ru)氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管而引起(qi)(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保存、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管時(shi)(shi)必須注意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)管的清潔和(he)不受損壞。例如避免陽(yang)光照(zhao)射，雨雪浸淋、防止與(yu)酸(suan)、堿、油(you)類及其他有機(ji)溶劑(ji)等(deng)(deng)(deng)影(ying)響膠(jiao)(jiao)管質(zhi)量(liang)的物質(zhi)接(jie)觸。存放溫(wen)度為(wei)-15～40℃，距離熱源應不小于1m.如果(guo)由(you)于保存和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)維護不善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管內(nei)的硫磺質(zhi)被分解(jie)出(chu)來(lai)，常常會因此引起(qi)(qi)回(hui)火(huo)爆炸事故。