膠管近年來(lai)，開(kai)始采(cai)用(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑(su)性橡(xiang)膠(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑(su)性聚(ju)(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)、聚(ju)(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)因易彎曲、能緩沖、重量輕及(ji)安(an)裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優(you)點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛(fan)，如(ru)農(nong)業(ye)上(shang)排灌農(nong)田、港(gang)灣疏浚中吸排泥漿(jiang)，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽車(che)及(ji)許多(duo)機(ji)械裝備中的液壓系統(tong)、氣(qi)動系統(tong)、燃油(you)系統(tong)均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)許多(duo)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割(ge)操(cao)作需要(yao)較大(da)的氧氣(qi)輸(shu)(shu)出量，因此與(yu)氧氣(qi)表高(gao)壓端(duan)連接(jie)的氣(qi)瓶（或氧氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開(kai)，以便保證提(ti)供足夠(gou)的流量和穩定的壓力(li)(li)，防(fang)止(zhi)低壓表雖已表示工作壓力(li)(li)，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓力(li)(li)突(tu)然下降，此時(shi)容(rong)易發(fa)生回火，并可能倒燃進入氧氣(qi)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引(yin)起(qi)爆炸(zha)(zha)。在保存、運輸(shu)(shu)和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意(yi)維(wei)護，保持(chi)膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)的清(qing)潔和不受損壞。例如(ru)避免(mian)陽光照射，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止(zhi)與(yu)酸(suan)、堿(jian)、油(you)類及(ji)其他有機(ji)溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的物質(zhi)接(jie)觸。存放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源(yuan)應不小于1m.如(ru)果由(you)于保存和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)護不善，或膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)(guan)內的硫(liu)磺質(zhi)被分解出來(lai)，常常會因此引(yin)起(qi)回火爆炸(zha)(zha)事故。