膠管近(jin)年來，開(kai)始(shi)采(cai)用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑性(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)(ru)熱(re)(re)塑性(xing)聚氨(an)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易(yi)彎曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十(shi)分廣泛，如(ru)(ru)農業上排灌農田、港(gang)灣疏浚中吸排泥漿，飛機、坦(tan)克(ke)、汽(qi)車及(ji)許多(duo)機械裝(zhuang)備中的(de)液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)系統、氣動系統、燃油(you)系統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣割(ge)操作需要較大的(de)氧(yang)(yang)氣輸出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因(yin)此(ci)與氧(yang)(yang)氣表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)氣瓶（或氧(yang)(yang)氣管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全(quan)打開(kai)，以便保(bao)(bao)證提供足夠的(de)流量(liang)(liang)和(he)穩(wen)定(ding)的(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)，防止(zhi)(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)突(tu)然下降，此(ci)時(shi)(shi)容(rong)易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并可能倒燃進入氧(yang)(yang)氣膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸。在保(bao)(bao)存(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)(shi)必(bi)須(xu)注意維護，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔和(he)不(bu)(bu)受損壞。例如(ru)(ru)避免陽光照射，雨(yu)雪浸淋、防止(zhi)(zhi)與酸、堿(jian)、油(you)類及(ji)其(qi)他(ta)有機溶(rong)劑(ji)等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)的(de)物質(zhi)接觸(chu)。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)(re)源應(ying)不(bu)(bu)小于1m.如(ru)(ru)果(guo)由于保(bao)(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)維護不(bu)(bu)善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆硬(ying)，這些(xie)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的(de)硫磺(huang)質(zhi)被分解(jie)出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會因(yin)此(ci)引起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸事故。