膠管近年來，開始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱塑性聚(ju)氨酯(zhi)橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯(zhi)橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易(yi)(yi)彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)(ji)安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)等(deng)(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分(fen)廣泛，如(ru)農(nong)業上(shang)排灌(guan)農(nong)田、港灣(wan)疏(shu)浚中吸排泥漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車及(ji)(ji)許多機(ji)械裝備中的(de)(de)(de)液壓系(xi)統、氣(qi)動(dong)系(xi)統、燃(ran)油(you)系(xi)統均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需(xu)要(yao)較(jiao)大的(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)輸出量(liang)(liang)，因(yin)此與氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)表高壓端(duan)連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門(men)應(ying)全(quan)打開，以便(bian)保(bao)(bao)證提供足夠的(de)(de)(de)流量(liang)(liang)和穩定的(de)(de)(de)壓力，防止低(di)壓表雖已表示工作壓力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓力突然下降，此時容易(yi)(yi)發生回火(huo)，并可能(neng)倒燃(ran)進入氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引(yin)起(qi)(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)(bao)存(cun)、運輸和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時必須注意維(wei)護，保(bao)(bao)持(chi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清潔(jie)和不(bu)受損壞(huai)。例如(ru)避免陽光(guang)照射，雨(yu)雪(xue)浸淋、防止與酸、堿、油(you)類及(ji)(ji)其他有(you)機(ji)溶劑等(deng)(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)(de)物質接觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源(yuan)應(ying)不(bu)小(xiao)于1m.如(ru)果(guo)由于保(bao)(bao)存(cun)和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時維(wei)護不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆(cui)硬，這(zhe)些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫(liu)磺質被分(fen)解出來，常(chang)常(chang)會(hui)因(yin)此引(yin)起(qi)(qi)回火(huo)爆炸事故。