膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)(re)塑性聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能(neng)緩沖、重(zhong)量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)安(an)裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)方(fang)便(bian)等優(you)點，用(yong)(yong)途(tu)十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排灌農田、港(gang)灣(wan)疏浚中吸排泥漿，飛機、坦克、汽車及(ji)許多(duo)機械裝備中的液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)動(dong)系統(tong)、燃油系統(tong)均(jun)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割(ge)操作需要較大的氧(yang)氣(qi)輸出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因此(ci)(ci)與氧(yang)氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端連(lian)接(jie)的氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便(bian)保(bao)證提供足夠的流量(liang)(liang)和(he)穩(wen)定的壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力突然下降，此(ci)(ci)時(shi)容(rong)易發生回火(huo)，并可能(neng)倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)而引(yin)起爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)存、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須注意維(wei)(wei)護(hu)，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)的清(qing)潔(jie)和(he)不(bu)受損壞。例如(ru)避免陽(yang)光照射，雨雪浸淋、防止(zhi)與酸、堿、油類及(ji)其他有機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)的物質(zhi)接(jie)觸。存放(fang)溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)(re)源應不(bu)小于(yu)1m.如(ru)果由于(yu)保(bao)存和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)(wei)護(hu)不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)內的硫(liu)磺質(zhi)被(bei)分解出(chu)來，常常會因此(ci)(ci)引(yin)起回火(huo)爆炸(zha)事故。