In phosphate ass composed of 16.7Na2O•27.8BaO•xAl2O3•(55.5-x )P2O5( x=0,2.8,5.6,8.4,11.1.in mole)and doped with Nd2 O3,the relationships between the Al2O3content and the characteristics-density,molar volume,refractive index,transition temperature Tg ,softening temperature Tf,thermal expansion index and chemical stability-were studied.The structure of the glass was also investigated by means of infrared spectral analy-sis.Th e results show that,with the increase in Al2O3content,the density,refractive index,Tg and Tf of the glass increase,and the chemical stability gradually increases,while the molar volume and therm al expansion index de-crease.Th is indicates that,in phosphate glass,increased Al2O3content strengthens the network,thus improving the physical-chemical properties of the glass. Infrared spectral analyses show that the variation of the absorption peak of P-O-Al band is consistent with the improvement of the glass properties.