膠管近(jin)年來(lai)，開始采用(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性(xing)(xing)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性(xing)(xing)聚氨酯(zhi)(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)(zhi)橡(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)因(yin)易(yi)彎(wan)曲、能(neng)緩沖、重量(liang)輕及安裝(zhuang)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等優點，用(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業(ye)上(shang)排(pai)灌農田、港灣疏(shu)浚中吸排(pai)泥漿(jiang)，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克、汽(qi)車及許(xu)多機(ji)械(xie)裝(zhuang)備中的(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)系(xi)(xi)統、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動系(xi)(xi)統、燃(ran)油系(xi)(xi)統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大(da)的(de)(de)氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸出量(liang)，因(yin)此與氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表(biao)高壓(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶(ping)（或氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便(bian)保(bao)(bao)證(zheng)提供(gong)足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)力，防止低壓(ya)(ya)表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓(ya)(ya)力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)(shi)壓(ya)(ya)力突然下降，此時(shi)(shi)(shi)容易(yi)發生回火，并可(ke)能(neng)倒(dao)燃(ran)進入氧(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)而引起爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)(bao)存、運(yun)輸和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)時(shi)(shi)(shi)必須注意維(wei)護，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)的(de)(de)清潔(jie)和不受損壞。例如(ru)避(bi)免陽(yang)光照射，雨雪浸淋、防止與酸、堿(jian)、油類(lei)及其他有機(ji)溶劑(ji)等影(ying)響(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)的(de)(de)物(wu)質(zhi)接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不小于(yu)1m.如(ru)果由于(yu)保(bao)(bao)存和使(shi)用(yong)(yong)時(shi)(shi)(shi)維(wei)護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)日久老化脆(cui)硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分解出來(lai)，常(chang)(chang)常(chang)(chang)會因(yin)此引起回火爆炸(zha)事故。