膠管近年來，開(kai)始采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)，如(ru)熱塑性聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)等。膠(jiao)管(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)輕(qing)及安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便等優(you)點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排灌(guan)農田、港(gang)灣(wan)疏(shu)浚(jun)中(zhong)吸排泥漿(jiang)，飛機、坦克、汽車及許(xu)多機械裝備中(zhong)的(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系統、氣(qi)動(dong)系統、燃油系統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)管(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)輸(shu)出(chu)量(liang)，因(yin)此(ci)與氧(yang)氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)端連接(jie)的(de)氣(qi)瓶（或氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)道）閥門應(ying)(ying)全打開(kai)，以(yi)便保(bao)(bao)證提供足(zu)夠的(de)流量(liang)和穩定的(de)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，防(fang)止低(di)壓(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)力(li)，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力(li)突然下降，此(ci)時(shi)容易發生(sheng)回(hui)火，并可能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)管(guan)而(er)引(yin)起(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)(bao)存、運輸(shu)和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)管(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須注意維護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)管(guan)的(de)清潔(jie)和不(bu)受(shou)損壞。例如(ru)避免陽光照(zhao)射，雨(yu)雪浸淋(lin)、防(fang)止與酸、堿、油類(lei)及其他有(you)機溶(rong)劑等影(ying)響膠(jiao)管(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)的(de)物(wu)質(zhi)接(jie)觸(chu)。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源應(ying)(ying)不(bu)小于1m.如(ru)果由(you)于保(bao)(bao)存和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護(hu)不(bu)善，或膠(jiao)管(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆(cui)硬，這些膠(jiao)管(guan)內的(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會因(yin)此(ci)引(yin)起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸事故。