膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱塑性聚(ju)氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易(yi)彎曲、能緩沖、重(zhong)量(liang)輕及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途(tu)十(shi)分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排灌(guan)農田(tian)、港灣疏浚中吸排泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)、坦(tan)克、汽車及(ji)許多機(ji)械裝(zhuang)備(bei)中的液壓(ya)(ya)系統(tong)、氣動系統(tong)、燃(ran)油系統(tong)均使用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣割操作需(xu)要較大的氧(yang)氣輸出(chu)量(liang)，因(yin)此與(yu)氧(yang)氣表(biao)(biao)高(gao)壓(ya)(ya)端(duan)連(lian)接(jie)的氣瓶（或氧(yang)氣管(guan)(guan)(guan)道(dao)）閥門應全打開，以便(bian)保(bao)證提(ti)供(gong)足夠的流量(liang)和穩定的壓(ya)(ya)力，防(fang)止低壓(ya)(ya)表(biao)(biao)雖已表(biao)(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)力，但(dan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突然下降，此時(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)容(rong)易(yi)發生回火(huo)，并(bing)可能倒燃(ran)進入(ru)氧(yang)氣膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起爆炸。在保(bao)存、運輸和使用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)必須(xu)注意維護，保(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的清潔和不受損(sun)壞。例(li)如(ru)避免陽(yang)光照(zhao)射，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止與(yu)酸、堿(jian)、油類及(ji)其他有機(ji)溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)的物質(zhi)接(jie)觸(chu)。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源(yuan)應不小于1m.如(ru)果(guo)由于保(bao)存和使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)(shi)(shi)維護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老(lao)化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的硫(liu)磺質(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常常會因(yin)此引起回火(huo)爆炸事故。