I tend to associate alchemy with elemental transformation, e.g. lead into gold, fission, or fusion. This article does not describe that level of transformation

I tend to associate alchemy with elemental transformation, e.g. lead into gold, fission, or fusion. This article does not describe that level of transformation. Rather it's about making "lead behave like gold" as a material, but not as a lustrous metal of ravenous hording.