膠管近年(nian)來，開(kai)始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如熱塑性(xing)聚(ju)氨酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚(ju)酯橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易彎(wan)曲、能緩沖、重量輕及安裝使用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如農業上(shang)排(pai)灌(guan)農田、港灣疏浚(jun)中吸(xi)排(pai)泥漿(jiang)，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦(tan)克、汽車(che)及許(xu)多機(ji)械(xie)裝備中的(de)(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系(xi)統、氣(qi)動(dong)系(xi)統、燃(ran)油系(xi)統均(jun)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需(xu)要較大(da)的(de)(de)(de)氧氣(qi)輸(shu)出(chu)(chu)量，因(yin)此(ci)與氧氣(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端(duan)連接(jie)(jie)的(de)(de)(de)氣(qi)瓶（或氧氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門(men)應全打開(kai)，以便保(bao)證(zheng)提供足夠的(de)(de)(de)流量和穩定的(de)(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防止(zhi)低(di)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示(shi)工作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力突(tu)然(ran)下降，此(ci)時(shi)(shi)容易發生回(hui)火，并(bing)可能倒燃(ran)進入氧氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆(bao)炸(zha)。在保(bao)存(cun)(cun)、運(yun)輸(shu)和使用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)(shi)必(bi)須(xu)注(zhu)意(yi)維護，保(bao)持(chi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)(de)清(qing)潔和不受損壞(huai)。例(li)如避免陽光照射，雨雪浸(jin)淋、防止(zhi)與酸、堿(jian)、油類(lei)及其他有機(ji)溶(rong)劑等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質量的(de)(de)(de)物質接(jie)(jie)觸。存(cun)(cun)放溫度(du)為-15～40℃，距離熱源應不小于(yu)1m.如果(guo)由于(yu)保(bao)存(cun)(cun)和使用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)維護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使用(yong)(yong)(yong)日(ri)久老(lao)化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)(de)硫磺(huang)質被分解出(chu)(chu)來，常常會因(yin)此(ci)引起(qi)回(hui)火爆(bao)炸(zha)事故。