In　order　to　investigate　the　overall　buckling　behavior　of　the　austenitic　EN　1.4301　stainless　steel　columns　under　axial　compression,　6　full-scale　specimens　were　tested.　The　initial　bending　before　the　test　and　the　loading　eccentricity　during　the　test　were　both　measured.　Based　on　the　experimental　results,　the　failure　modes　and　buckling　capacity　were　analyzed　and　compared　with　Euro　steel　structure　design　code　(EN　1993-1-4)　and　Chinese　steel　structure　design　code　(GB　50017-2003).　The　results　show　that　the　test　data　is　higher　than　that　in　the　design　curves　in　EN　1993-1-4　and　GB　50017-2003,　so　it　can　be　concluded　that　the　design　curves　in　EN　1993-1-4　and　GB　50017-2003　are　generally　conservative.