Materials and processes for fabricating formed composite articles and use in shoe arch

An anisotropic structural composite comprising:

• a single ply anisotropic woven fabric reinforcement comprising a first plurality of glass weft elements interlaced with a second plurality of graphite warp elements;
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• a matrix wetting said single ply woven fabric reinforcement wherein said matrix is hardened to provide an anisotropic structural composite which is more flexible along a first axis parallel to said first plurality of glass weft elements than along a second axis parallel to said second plurality of graphite warp elements.

A composite shoe arch comprising:

• a first plurality of glass weft elements interlaced with a second plurality of graphite warp elements to form at least one ply of a fabric reinforcement, said at least one ply of fabric reinforcement being wetted with a resin matrix and shaped to provide an anisotropic shoe arch which is more flexible along a first axis parallel to said first plurality of glass weft elements than along a second axis parallel to said second plurality of graphite warp elements.

A composite shoe arch comprising:

• a first plurality of glass weft elements interlaced with a second plurality of graphite warp elements to form a single ply fabric reinforcement, said single ply fabric reinforcement being wetted with a resin matrix and shaped to provide an anisotropic shoe arch which is more flexible along a first axis parallel to said first plurality of glass weft elements than along a second axis parallel to said second plurality of graphite warp elements.