膠管近年(nian)來(lai)，開(kai)始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性(xing)橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑性(xing)聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重(zhong)量輕及安裝(zhuang)使用(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)(bian)等(deng)(deng)優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農業上排(pai)灌農田、港灣(wan)疏浚中吸排(pai)泥漿(jiang)，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車及許多機(ji)械裝(zhuang)備中的(de)(de)(de)液壓(ya)系統(tong)(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)動(dong)系統(tong)(tong)、燃(ran)油系統(tong)(tong)均使用(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)割操(cao)作(zuo)需(xu)要(yao)較(jiao)大的(de)(de)(de)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)輸出量，因(yin)此(ci)與氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)端(duan)連接的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥(fa)門應全(quan)打開(kai)，以便(bian)(bian)保證提(ti)供(gong)足夠的(de)(de)(de)流量和穩定的(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)力(li)，防(fang)止(zhi)低(di)壓(ya)表雖(sui)已表示工作(zuo)壓(ya)力(li)，但使用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力(li)突然下(xia)降，此(ci)時(shi)容易發生(sheng)回火，并可能(neng)倒燃(ran)進入(ru)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引起爆炸。在保存(cun)(cun)、運輸和使用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須注(zhu)意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清潔(jie)和不受(shou)損壞。例如避免陽光照射(she)，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與酸、堿、油類及其他(ta)有機(ji)溶劑等(deng)(deng)影(ying)響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的(de)(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離(li)熱(re)源應不小于1m.如果(guo)由于保存(cun)(cun)和使用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)使用(yong)(yong)日久老化脆(cui)硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的(de)(de)(de)硫磺質(zhi)被(bei)分解出來(lai)，常常會因(yin)此(ci)引起回火爆炸事故。