膠管近(jin)年(nian)來(lai)，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)因易彎(wan)曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)輕及(ji)安(an)裝使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等優(you)點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排(pai)灌農田(tian)、港灣疏(shu)浚中(zhong)吸排(pai)泥漿，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克(ke)、汽車及(ji)許多機(ji)械裝備中(zhong)的液壓(ya)系(xi)統(tong)(tong)(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)系(xi)統(tong)(tong)(tong)、燃(ran)油系(xi)統(tong)(tong)(tong)均(jun)使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)割(ge)操作需要較大(da)的氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出(chu)量(liang)，因此(ci)與氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)表高(gao)壓(ya)端連接(jie)的氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)道）閥門應全打(da)開，以便保證提供足夠的流(liu)量(liang)和(he)穩(wen)定的壓(ya)力，防止(zhi)低壓(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)力，但使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)力突然下降(jiang)，此(ci)時容易發生回火，并可能倒(dao)燃(ran)進入氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)而引(yin)(yin)起(qi)爆炸。在保存(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)時必須注意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)的清潔(jie)和(he)不受(shou)損壞。例(li)如(ru)避免陽(yang)光照射(she)，雨雪浸淋、防止(zhi)與酸、堿(jian)、油類及(ji)其他有機(ji)溶(rong)劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)質(zhi)(zhi)量(liang)的物質(zhi)(zhi)接(jie)觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離(li)熱(re)源(yuan)應不小于1m.如(ru)果由(you)于保存(cun)和(he)使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護不善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)使(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)內的硫磺質(zhi)(zhi)被分解出(chu)來(lai)，常(chang)常(chang)會因此(ci)引(yin)(yin)起(qi)回火爆炸事故。