Analysis of Flexural Buckling Capacity of Stainless Steel Columns under Axial Compression

Table 1

Test data statistics of the stainless steel column.

Year	Reference	Stainless steel grade	Connection mode	Cross section	Number of long columns	Number of short columns	Number of effective components
1992	[2]	304L	Hinge joint	Square tube	6	2	6
				Round tube	8	2	8
1995	[3]	1.4031 (304)	Hinge joint	Square tube	3	1	3
		1.4031 (304)		Rectangular tube	6	2	3
1995	[4]	3Cr12	Hinge joint	Welded H-tube	15	—	0
1995	[5]	0Cr19Ni9	Hinge joint	Round tube	27	0	27
2000	[6]	304	Hinge joint	Cold formed C-tube	44	0	44
2000	[7]	1.4031 (304)/1.4462 (2205)	Hinge joint	Welded H-tube	15	0	12
2000	[8]	1.4541 (321)/1.4435 (316)	Hinge joint	Round tube	6	3	5
2002	[9]	304	Rigid joint	Round tube	12	4	12
2003, 2004	[10, 11]	304	Hinge joint	Square tube	8	17	5
2003, 2004	[10, 11]	304	Hinge joint	Rectangular tube	14	10	8
2003, 2004	[10, 11]	304	Hinge joint	Round tube	0	4	0
2004	[12]	304	Rigid joint	Square tube	8	4	4
2006	[13]	304	Rigid joint	Rectangular tube	8	16	8
2008	[14]	HAS	Rigid joint	Square tube	—	3	0
2009	[15]	304, 430, 3Cr12	Rigid joint	Cold formed C-tube	19	14	0
2010	[16]	Dual phase steel	Rigid joint	Square tube	12	4	7
2010	[16]	1.4318 (301LN)	Rigid joint	Rectangular tube	6	2	0
2012	[17]	1.4318	Hinge joint	Square tube	12	—	6
2014	[18]	304, 404	Hinge joint	Double C-section steel	24	0	0
2014	[18]	304, 430, 3Cr12	Hinge joint	Cold formed C-tube	36	0	0
2016	[19]	1.4162	Hinge joint	Square tube	6	6	6
2016	[19]	1.4162	Hinge joint	Rectangular tube	6	2	6
2018	[20]	1.4401 (316)	Hinge joint	Elliptical tube	6	6	6
2019	[21]	304	Hinge joint	Square tube	6	4	4
2020	[22]	304	Hinge joint	Rectangular tube	11	3	2
2021	[23]	304	Hinge joint	Round tube	11	5	10