膠管近(jin)年來，開始采(cai)用熱(re)塑性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑性聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎曲(qu)、能緩沖(chong)、重(zhong)量(liang)(liang)輕及安裝使(shi)(shi)(shi)用方便(bian)等(deng)優(you)點，用途十分廣(guang)泛(fan)，如農業上排(pai)灌(guan)農田(tian)、港灣疏浚中(zhong)(zhong)吸排(pai)泥漿，飛機、坦克、汽車及許多機械(xie)裝備中(zhong)(zhong)的液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系(xi)統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動系(xi)統(tong)、燃油(you)系(xi)統(tong)均使(shi)(shi)(shi)用許多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作(zuo)需要較(jiao)大的氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出量(liang)(liang)，因(yin)此與(yu)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表(biao)(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端連(lian)接的氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便(bian)保(bao)證提供(gong)足夠的流量(liang)(liang)和(he)穩定(ding)的壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表(biao)(biao)雖已(yi)表(biao)(biao)示(shi)工作(zuo)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)，但使(shi)(shi)(shi)用時(shi)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力(li)突然下降，此時(shi)容易發生回(hui)火，并可能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引(yin)起(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)存(cun)、運(yun)輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必(bi)須注意維(wei)護(hu)，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的清潔和(he)不(bu)受損壞(huai)。例如避免陽光照射，雨雪浸(jin)淋、防止(zhi)與(yu)酸、堿、油(you)類及其他有(you)機溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質量(liang)(liang)的物(wu)質接觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源(yuan)應不(bu)小于(yu)1m.如果(guo)由于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用時(shi)維(wei)護(hu)不(bu)善(shan)，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)用日(ri)久(jiu)老(lao)化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內(nei)的硫磺質被分解出來，常常會因(yin)此引(yin)起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸事故。