Difference between phase and grain in a material

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I couldn't get a good explanation differentiating phase and grain.From what I understood, a collection of unit cells arranged in the same orientation is called grain.A collection of grains with similar structure is called phase.Is this interpretation right?
 
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I'm confused by your question. Are you asking about solid/liquid/gas phases?
 
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anorlunda said:
I'm confused by your question. Are you asking about solid/liquid/gas phases?
No, iron-iron carbide phases(which includes solid, liquid and different solid phases).