The　loading　capacity　of　nine　concrete　filled　austenitic　stainless-steel　tube　short　columns　and　nine　concrete　filled　duplex　stainless-steel　tube　short　columns　for　their　axial　compression　tests　were　investigated.　The　ultimate　load-bearing　capacity,　longitudinal　strains,　and　circumferential　strains　were　tested,　and　emphatically　investigated　the　influence　of　bearing　capacity　of　the　short　columns.　In　addition,　the　design　codes　of　common　concrete　filled　steel　tubes　for　European　Code　(Eurocode　4),　American　Code　(ACI　318-99),　Japanese　Code　(AIJ-CFT),　Chinese　Code　DBJ　13-51-2003,　DL/T　5085-1999　and　CECS　28:　2012　were　referred　to　calculating　the　bearing　capacity　of　concrete　filled　stainless　steel　tube　short　columns,　and　analyzed　the　differences　between　tests　and　calculating　results.　The　results　indicate　that:　under　the　condition　of　the　same　strength　of　core　concrete,　the　bearing　capacity　of　the　member　increases　with　the　increase　of　steel　tube　wall　thickness　under　the　same　strength　grade　of　core　concrete,　and　the　strength　of　concrete　also　has　an　effect　on　the　capacity.　The　calculating　results　of　the　six　codes　for　concrete　filled　stainless　steel　tube　short　columns　are　rather　safe.　The　result　of　CECS　28:　2012　code　is　closer　to　that　of　the　test.　Thusly,　the　research　results　can　provide　a　reference　for　the　design　of　concrete　filled　stainless　steel　tube　short　columns.　©　2019,　Engineering　Mechanics　Press.　All　right　reserved.