膠管近年來，開(kai)始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)(ru)(ru)熱(re)塑性(xing)聚(ju)氨酯(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因易(yi)(yi)彎曲、能緩沖(chong)、重量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使用(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)途(tu)十分廣泛(fan)，如(ru)(ru)(ru)農(nong)業上排灌農(nong)田、港灣(wan)疏浚(jun)中吸排泥漿，飛機、坦克、汽車及(ji)許多機械(xie)裝(zhuang)備中的(de)(de)液壓(ya)系統、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動系統、燃油(you)系統均使用(yong)(yong)許多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因此(ci)(ci)與氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或(huo)(huo)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開(kai)，以便保證提供足夠的(de)(de)流(liu)量(liang)(liang)和穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)力，防(fang)止低壓(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)力，但使用(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓(ya)力突然下降，此(ci)(ci)時(shi)容易(yi)(yi)發生回(hui)火(huo)，并可能倒燃進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆(bao)炸(zha)。在保存、運輸和使用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和不受損壞。例(li)如(ru)(ru)(ru)避免陽光照射，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防(fang)止與酸(suan)、堿(jian)、油(you)類及(ji)其(qi)他有機溶劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不小(xiao)于(yu)1m.如(ru)(ru)(ru)果由(you)于(yu)保存和使用(yong)(yong)時(shi)維護不善(shan)，或(huo)(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使用(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺(huang)質(zhi)被分解出(chu)來，常(chang)常(chang)會(hui)因此(ci)(ci)引起(qi)回(hui)火(huo)爆(bao)炸(zha)事故。