During　the　heating　process　of　a　fire　test,　most　test　specimens　are　in　a　stress-free　state,　while　the　components　of　the　actual　structures　are　often　in　a　complex　state　of　stress,　particularly　for　pre-stressed　members　such　as　steel　cables.　To　reflect　the　actual　fire　conditions　of　stainless　steel　cables　and　explore　the　effects　of　stress　levels　on　the　mechanical　properties　of　stainless　steel　cables　after　high　temperatures,　this　study　examines　the　residual　mechanical　properties　of　a　stainless　steel　cable　after　high　temperatures.　A　fire　test　on　stainless　steel　cables　at　different　stress　levels　was　conducted,　and　subsequently,　the　static　tensile　test　at　room　temperature　(30　degrees　C)　was　conducted　for　the　specimens　after　firing　and　after　natural　air　cooling.　The　elastic　modulus,　tensile　strength,　yield　strength,　fracture　strain,　and　stress-strain　curves　of　the　stainless　steel　cables　under　different　temperature-stress　conditions　were　obtained.　The　mechanical　properties　of　stainless　steel　cables　after　a　high　temperature　were　compared　with　those　of　carbon　steel　cables　and　other　stainless　steel　materials.　The　equations　to　predict　the　mechanical　properties　of　a　stainless　steel　cable　after　a　high　temperature　are　provided,　and　it　can　provide　a　reference　for　the　safety　assessment　and　replacement　of　pre-stressed　structures　after　a　fire.　(c)　2020　Elsevier　Ltd.　All　rights　reserved.