膠管近年來(lai)，開始(shi)采用(yong)(yong)(yong)熱(re)塑性橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)，如熱(re)塑性聚氨酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)、聚酯橡(xiang)(xiang)膠(jiao)(jiao)等。膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)因(yin)易(yi)(yi)彎曲、能緩沖、重量(liang)輕及(ji)安裝(zhuang)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)方便(bian)等優點，用(yong)(yong)(yong)途(tu)十(shi)分廣(guang)泛(fan)，如農(nong)業上排(pai)灌農(nong)田、港灣疏(shu)浚(jun)中吸排(pai)泥漿(jiang)，飛(fei)機、坦克、汽車(che)及(ji)許(xu)多(duo)機械裝(zhuang)備中的(de)(de)液壓系(xi)統、氣(qi)(qi)(qi)動(dong)系(xi)統、燃(ran)油(you)系(xi)統均(jun)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)許(xu)多(duo)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)。氣(qi)(qi)(qi)割操作需要較大的(de)(de)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)輸(shu)出量(liang)，因(yin)此(ci)(ci)與(yu)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)表高壓端連接的(de)(de)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)瓶（或氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)管(guan)(guan)(guan)道）閥門應全打開，以便(bian)保證提供足夠的(de)(de)流量(liang)和(he)穩(wen)定的(de)(de)壓力(li)，防止低壓表雖已表示工作壓力(li)，但使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)壓力(li)突然(ran)下降，此(ci)(ci)時(shi)容易(yi)(yi)發生回(hui)火，并可(ke)能倒(dao)燃(ran)進入(ru)氧(yang)(yang)(yang)氣(qi)(qi)(qi)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)而引(yin)起(qi)爆炸。在保存、運(yun)輸(shu)和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)時(shi)必須注意維(wei)護，保持膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)的(de)(de)清潔和(he)不受損(sun)壞。例(li)如避免陽(yang)光照射(she)，雨雪(xue)浸(jin)淋(lin)、防止與(yu)酸、堿(jian)、油(you)類及(ji)其他(ta)有機溶劑(ji)等影響膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)質(zhi)量(liang)的(de)(de)物質(zhi)接觸。存放溫度為-15～40℃，距(ju)離熱(re)源(yuan)應不小于(yu)1m.如果(guo)由于(yu)保存和(he)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)時(shi)維(wei)護不善，或膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)使(shi)(shi)用(yong)(yong)(yong)日久老化(hua)脆(cui)硬，這些(xie)膠(jiao)(jiao)管(guan)(guan)(guan)內的(de)(de)硫磺質(zhi)被分解出來(lai)，常常會因(yin)此(ci)(ci)引(yin)起(qi)回(hui)火爆炸事故。