膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡膠(jiao)，如(ru)熱(re)塑性聚氨酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)、聚酯(zhi)橡膠(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)管(guan)因(yin)易(yi)彎曲、能緩沖、重(zhong)量(liang)(liang)輕及(ji)安裝使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方(fang)便等(deng)優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途十分廣泛，如(ru)農業上排灌農田、港(gang)灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排泥漿，飛(fei)機(ji)、坦克、汽車及(ji)許(xu)多機(ji)械裝備中(zhong)的(de)(de)液壓(ya)(ya)(ya)系統(tong)、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動系統(tong)、燃(ran)油系統(tong)均(jun)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)管(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸(shu)出(chu)量(liang)(liang)，因(yin)此(ci)(ci)與氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓(ya)(ya)(ya)端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)道）閥門應全(quan)打開，以便保(bao)(bao)(bao)證(zheng)提供足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)(liang)和穩定的(de)(de)壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，防(fang)止低壓(ya)(ya)(ya)表雖已表示工作壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力，但(dan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時壓(ya)(ya)(ya)力突然下(xia)降，此(ci)(ci)時容(rong)易(yi)發生回(hui)火，并(bing)可能倒燃(ran)進入氧氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)管(guan)而引(yin)起(qi)爆炸。在(zai)保(bao)(bao)(bao)存、運輸(shu)和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)管(guan)時必須注意維護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)管(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和不受損(sun)壞。例(li)如(ru)避免陽(yang)光照(zhao)射，雨雪浸淋、防(fang)止與酸、堿、油類及(ji)其他有機(ji)溶劑(ji)等(deng)影響(xiang)膠(jiao)管(guan)質量(liang)(liang)的(de)(de)物質接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱(re)源應不小于1m.如(ru)果由(you)于保(bao)(bao)(bao)存和使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時維護(hu)不善(shan)，或膠(jiao)管(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化脆硬(ying)，這些膠(jiao)管(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質被分解出(chu)來，常常會因(yin)此(ci)(ci)引(yin)起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸事(shi)故。