To　study　the　local　stable　bearing　capacity　of　stainless　steel　axially　compressed　tubular　tubes,　nine　austenitic,　seven　duplex　and　three　Q355　tubular　stub　columns　for　comparison　were　tested　under　axial　loading,　and　the　failure　mode　and　local　stable　bearing　capacity　of　stainless　steel　stub　columns　were　analyzed.　The　results　indicate　that　all　stub　columns　have　local　buckling,and　the　diameter　to　thickness　ratio　has　considerable　effect　on　the　load-carrying　capacity　of　axially　compressed　stub　columns.　The　test　bearing　capacity　were　compared　with　the　bearing　capacity　design　method　in　European　design　manual　for　structural　stainless　steel　EN　1993-1-4,　North　American　specification　for　the　design　of　cold-formed　steel　structural　members　AISI　S100-2016,　American　specification　for　structural　steel　buildings　ANSI　/　AISC　360,　and　specification　for　structural　stainless　steel　buildings　ANSI　/　AISC　370-21.　The　results　show　that　the　predicted　values　of　bearing　capacity　about　smaller　diameter　and　thickness　ratio　in　the　four　codes　are　conservative,　and　the　predicted　values　of　some　members　with　large　diameter　and　thickness　ratio　are　not　conservative.　©　2023　Science　Press.　All　rights　reserved.