膠管近年來，開始采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱塑性橡膠(jiao)(jiao)，如(ru)熱塑性聚氨酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡膠(jiao)(jiao)等(deng)。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)(yin)(yin)易彎曲、能緩(huan)沖、重量輕及(ji)安裝使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便等(deng)優點(dian)，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途(tu)十(shi)分廣(guang)泛，如(ru)農業上排灌(guan)農田、港灣疏浚中(zhong)吸排泥(ni)漿，飛機、坦克、汽(qi)車及(ji)許(xu)多機械(xie)裝備(bei)中(zhong)的(de)液(ye)壓系(xi)統、氣(qi)動系(xi)統、燃油系(xi)統均使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)割操作需要(yao)較大的(de)氧氣(qi)輸出量，因(yin)(yin)(yin)此與(yu)氧氣(qi)表(biao)高壓端連接的(de)氣(qi)瓶（或(huo)氧氣(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥(fa)門應全(quan)打開，以便保(bao)(bao)證提供足(zu)夠(gou)的(de)流(liu)量和(he)穩定的(de)壓力，防止低壓表(biao)雖已表(biao)示工作壓力，但使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓力突然下降(jiang)，此時(shi)容易發生回(hui)火(huo)，并可能倒燃進入氧氣(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引起(qi)爆炸(zha)。在保(bao)(bao)存、運輸和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維(wei)(wei)護(hu)，保(bao)(bao)持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)清潔和(he)不受損壞。例如(ru)避免陽光照(zhao)射(she)，雨雪(xue)浸淋、防止與(yu)酸、堿、油類及(ji)其他有機溶劑等(deng)影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量的(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距離熱源應不小(xiao)于1m.如(ru)果由于保(bao)(bao)存和(he)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)(wei)護(hu)不善，或(huo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老(lao)化脆(cui)硬，這些膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分解(jie)出來，常常會因(yin)(yin)(yin)此引起(qi)回(hui)火(huo)爆炸(zha)事故。