膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑(su)(su)性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑(su)(su)性聚氨酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能(neng)緩沖(chong)、重量輕及安裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農(nong)業上排(pai)灌農(nong)田、港灣疏浚中吸排(pai)泥漿，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及許多(duo)機(ji)械裝備(bei)中的(de)(de)液(ye)壓系(xi)統、氣(qi)(qi)動系(xi)統、燃油(you)系(xi)統均(jun)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)輸出量，因(yin)此與(yu)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)表高壓端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)（或氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全(quan)打開，以便保(bao)證提供足夠的(de)(de)流量和(he)穩(wen)定的(de)(de)壓力，防(fang)止低(di)壓表雖已表示工(gong)作壓力，但(dan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓力突然下(xia)降，此時(shi)容易發(fa)生回火，并可(ke)能(neng)倒(dao)燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起爆(bao)炸。在保(bao)存(cun)(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維(wei)護(hu)(hu)，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔(jie)和(he)不受(shou)損(sun)壞。例如避(bi)免陽光照射，雨雪(xue)浸淋(lin)、防(fang)止與(yu)酸、堿(jian)、油(you)類及其他有機(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸(chu)。存(cun)(cun)放(fang)溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源(yuan)應(ying)不小于(yu)1m.如果由于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)(cun)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)護(hu)(hu)不善(shan)，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化(hua)脆硬，這(zhe)些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的(de)(de)硫磺(huang)質(zhi)被分解出來，常常會因(yin)此引起回火爆(bao)炸事故。