Steel-reinforced　concrete　filled　stainless　steel　tube　(SRCFSST)　columns　are　predicted　to　offer　excellent　durability,　load　bearing　capacity,　ductility,　fire　resistance,　impact　resistance,　and　seismic　performance.　Therefore,　eccentric　compressive　tests　of　18　circular　SRCFSST　columns　were　carried　out　to　investigate　the　effects　of　the　slenderness　ratio,　load　eccentricity,　and　embedment　of　carbon-profiled　steel　(CPS)　on　circular　SRCFSST　columns.　The　ultimate　strength　and　ultimate　deflection　of　the　composite　columns　were　improved　significantly　after　the　CPS　was　embedded.　A　finite　element　(FE)　model　was　established　and　the　FE　analysis　indicated　that　the　CPS　was　proved　to　be　an　effective　means　of　constraining　concrete.　Based　on　the　FE　parametric　analysis,　it　was　shown　that　the　stability　coefficient　decreased　with　increasing　concrete　strength,　proof　strength　of　stainless　steel,　and　CPS　yield　strength,　but　increased　with　increasing　rotation　radius-diameter　ratio.　The　greater　the　concrete　strength,　the　more　similar　the　N∼M　interaction　curves　of　the　SRCFSST　columns　and　reinforced　concrete　columns.　The　higher　the　CPS　yield　strength,　stainless-steel　ratio,　slenderness　ratio,　carbon　steel　ratio,　or　proof　strength　of　stainless　steel,　the　more　similar　the　interaction　curves　of　the　SRCFSST　columns　and　profiled　steel　columns.　Finally,　the　simplified　model　was　refined　to　forecast　the　carrying　capability　of　a　circular　SRCFSST　specimen　under　the　eccentric　compression.　©　2024　Elsevier　Ltd