膠管近年來，開(kai)始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑性(xing)聚氨酯(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重(zhong)量輕及安裝(zhuang)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農業上排灌農田、港灣疏(shu)浚(jun)中(zhong)吸(xi)排泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽(qi)車及許多(duo)機(ji)械裝(zhuang)備(bei)中(zhong)的(de)(de)液壓(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動系統(tong)、燃(ran)油(you)(you)系統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作需(xu)要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸(shu)(shu)出量，因(yin)此與氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)（或氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)道）閥門應全打開(kai)，以便(bian)保證提供足夠的(de)(de)流量和(he)穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)表雖已表示(shi)工作壓(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力突然下降，此時(shi)容易發生回火，并可(ke)能(neng)倒燃(ran)進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)而引起爆(bao)炸。在保存(cun)、運(yun)輸(shu)(shu)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)時(shi)必須(xu)注意維(wei)護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和(he)不(bu)受損壞。例如避免陽(yang)光照射，雨雪浸淋、防止與酸、堿、油(you)(you)類及其他有機(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)質量的(de)(de)物質接觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源(yuan)應不(bu)小于(yu)1m.如果由于(yu)保存(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)護不(bu)善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬(ying)，這(zhe)些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質被分解(jie)出來，常常會因(yin)此引起回火爆(bao)炸事故。