The structures of the CaO-P 2 O 5 -SiO 2 slag system with varying P 2 O 5 /SiO 2 ratios at a fixed CaO content have been investigated by molecular dynamics simulation using the pairwise potential model. The results showed that the average bond lengths of Si-O and P-O were 1.610 « 0.001 ¡ and 1.531 « 0.005 ¡ in the examined range of the P 2 O 5 /SiO 2 ratio. More than 95% Si and P ions were 4-coordinated and formed tetrahedral structures. Average coordination numbers of P-O and Si-O decreased slightly while average coordination number of Ca-O revealed a rising trend with the addition of P 2 O 5 . The non-bridging oxygens (Si-O-Ca and P-O-Ca) were the overwhelming majority and further increased with the substitution of SiO 2 by P 2 O 5 , which results in the decrease of the polymerization constant K p . The numbers of Si and P groups linked to a tagged Si or P tetrahedron (Q n speciation) characterized the polymerization degree of the slag system. The Q 0 of both P and Si declined remarkably with the increase of P 2 O 5 . Correspondingly, () of Si and P increased observably, implying that the polymerization degree of the slag system was enhanced.