膠管近(jin)年(nian)來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性聚(ju)(ju)氨(an)酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)(ju)酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因易(yi)彎曲、能(neng)緩(huan)沖、重量輕及安(an)裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分(fen)廣泛，如(ru)農業上(shang)排灌農田、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸(xi)排泥(ni)漿，飛機(ji)、坦克、汽(qi)車及許多機(ji)械裝備中(zhong)的液壓(ya)(ya)系統(tong)(tong)、氣(qi)動(dong)系統(tong)(tong)、燃油系統(tong)(tong)均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需要較大的氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)輸出(chu)量，因此與氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)端(duan)連接的氣(qi)瓶(ping)（或(huo)氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應(ying)全(quan)打(da)開，以(yi)便保(bao)(bao)證提供足夠(gou)的流量和(he)穩定的壓(ya)(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突(tu)然下降，此時(shi)(shi)容易(yi)發(fa)生回火，并(bing)可能(neng)倒燃進(jin)入氧(yang)(yang)氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而(er)引(yin)起爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)(bao)存(cun)、運輸和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)(shi)必須注意維(wei)(wei)護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的清潔和(he)不(bu)受損壞。例如(ru)避免陽光照(zhao)射(she)，雨雪浸淋(lin)、防止與酸(suan)、堿、油類及其(qi)他有機(ji)溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的物質(zhi)接觸。存(cun)放溫度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱(re)源應(ying)不(bu)小于1m.如(ru)果由于保(bao)(bao)存(cun)和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)維(wei)(wei)護(hu)不(bu)善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久(jiu)老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的硫(liu)磺質(zhi)被分(fen)解出(chu)來，常常會因此引(yin)起回火爆炸事故。